síobadh

Irish

Pronunciation

• Noun:
  • (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːbˠə/
  • (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːbˠuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːbˠu/
• Past autonomous verb form:
  • (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːbˠəɡ/
  • (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːbˠəvˠ/
  • (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːbˠuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːbˠu/
• Past habitual, past subjunctive, and imperative verb forms:
  • (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːbˠəx/
  • (Galway) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈʃiːbˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈʃiːbˠəx/
  • (Mayo) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈʃiːbˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈʃiːbˠuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈʃiːbˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈʃiːbˠu/

Noun

síobadh m (genitive singular síobtha)

1. verbal noun of síob
2. drift (of sand, snow etc.)

   síobadh gainimh ― sand drift

Declension

Declension of síobadh (third declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative síobadh vocative a shíobadh genitive síobtha dative síobadh forms with the definite article singular nominative an síobadh genitive an tsíobtha dative leis an síobadh don síobadh

Derived terms

• síobadh cladachúil (“littoral drift”)
• síobadh feadh cladaigh (“longshore drift”)
• Síobadh Mór an Atlantaigh Thuaidh (“North Atlantic Drift”)
• síobadh sneachta (“blizzard, whiteout”)

Verb

síobadh

1. inflection of síob:
   1. autonomous past indicative
   2. analytic past habitual dependent
   3. analytic past subjunctive
   4. third-person singular imperative

Mutation

Mutated forms of síobadh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
síobadh	shíobadh after an, tsíobadh	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “síobadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “síobadh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “síobadh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025