síabair
Old Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *seibaris, related to síabraid (“to transform, distort”).
Noun
[edit]síabair m
Inflection
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | síabair | síabairL | síabraiH |
| vocative | síabair | síabairL | síabraiH |
| accusative | síabairN | síabairL | síabraiH |
| genitive | síabroH, síabraH | síabroH, síabraH | síabraeN |
| dative | síabairL | síabraib | síabraib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
References
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “síabair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Williams, Mark (2016): Ireland's Immortals: A History of the Gods of Irish Myth
- Arts & Humanities Research Council (2013): A Supplement to the Dictionary of the Irish Language based mainly on Old and Middle Irish