seilbh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish selb (compare Manx shelloo), from Proto-Celtic *selwā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛlʲəvʲ/
• (Ulster, also) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɨ̞lʲəvʲ/

Noun

seilbh f (genitive singular seilbhe, nominative plural sealbha)

1. occupancy, possession
2. thing possessed; property, estate, demesne

Declension

Declension of seilbh (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative seilbh sealbha vocative a sheilbh a shealbha genitive seilbhe sealbh dative seilbh sealbha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tseilbh na sealbha genitive na seilbhe na sealbh dative leis an tseilbh don tseilbh leis na sealbha

Derived terms

• aonseilbh f (“collectivism”)
• as seilbh (“dispossessed”)
• buanseilbh f (“fixity of tenure”)
• gabh seilbh ar (“confiscate”, verb)
• léas-seilbh f (“tenure by lease, leasehold”)
• sealbhach (“possessive”, adjective)
• sealbhaigh (“possess”, verb)
• sealbhán m (“flock, herd”)
• sealbhóir m (“occupier, possessor”)
• seilbh beinifíse f (“incumbency of benefice”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of seilbh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
seilbh	sheilbh after an, tseilbh	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) “seilbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish selb (compare Manx shelloo), from Proto-Celtic *selwā.

Noun

seilbh m (genitive singular seilbhe, plural seilbhean)

1. property, possession

   Synonym: sealbh

Derived terms

• seilbheach

Mutation

Mutation of seilbh

radical	lenition
seilbh	sheilbh after "an", t-seilbh

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

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “selb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language