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sibhse

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Irish

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, sibh +‎ -se.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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sibhse (conjunctive and disjunctive)

  1. emphatic form of sibh
    you (plural), you all

Usage notes

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  • Also used as the vocative: Haigh sibhse! — "Hey you (all)!"

See also

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish sibsi. Cognates include Irish sibhse and Manx shiuish.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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sibhse

  1. (emphatic) you, ye (polite and/or plural)

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Scottish Gaelic personal pronouns
simple emphatic
singular plural singular plural
first person mi sinn mise sinne
second person thu, tu1 sibh2 thusa, tusa1 sibhse2
third
person
m e iad esan iadsan
f i ise

1 Used when following a verb ending in -n, -s or -dh.
2 sibh and sibhse also act as the polite singular pronouns.
To mark a direct object of a verbal noun, the derivatives of gam are used.

References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap