oibrí

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈəibʲɾʲiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɨ̞bʲɾʲiː/

Etymology 1

obair +‎ -í

Alternative forms

• oibridhe (obsolete)

Noun

oibrí m (genitive singular oibrí, nominative plural oibrithe)

1. worker (person who performs labor)

Declension

Declension of oibrí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative oibrí oibrithe vocative a oibrí a oibrithe genitive oibrí oibrithe dative oibrí oibrithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-oibrí na hoibrithe genitive an oibrí na n-oibrithe dative leis an oibrí don oibrí leis na hoibrithe

Derived terms

• oibrí miotail

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oibrid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “oibriḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 526
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 377
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “oibrí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• oibrighe (obsolete)

Verb

oibrí

1. present subjunctive analytic of oibrigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of oibrí

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
oibrí	n-oibrí	hoibrí	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.