aibí
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish abaid, from Old Irish apaig[1] (compare Manx appee, Scottish Gaelic abaich), from ad- + bongaid (“to reap, pluck”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɑbʲɪɟ/[2] (corresponding to the form aibidh)
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈapˠiː/[3] (corresponding to the form apaidh)
Adjective
[edit]aibí (genitive singular feminine aibí or aipche, comparative aibí or aipche)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | aibí | aibí | aibí | |
| vocative | aibí | aibí | ||
| genitive | aibí | aibí | aibí | |
| dative | aibí | aibí | aibí | |
| Comparative | níos aibí | |||
| Superlative | is aibí | |||
- Nonstandard declension
| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | aibí | aibí | aibí | |
| vocative | aibí | aibí | ||
| genitive | aipche | aibí | aibí | |
| dative | aibí | aibí | aibí | |
| Comparative | níos aipche | |||
| Superlative | is aipche | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- aibíocht f (“ripeness, maturity; quickness, cleverness, liveliness”)
- cianaibí (“overripe”)
- críon-aibí (“overripe”)
Related terms
[edit]- aibigh (“ripen, mature”, verb)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| aibí | n-aibí | haibí | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “apaig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 20, page 12
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 360, page 123
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “abaiḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 2
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aibí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aibí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “aibí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- “aibí”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Categories:
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰewgʰ-
- Irish terms inherited from Middle Irish
- Irish terms derived from Middle Irish
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish adjectives
- Irish terms with usage examples