easbhaidh

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

easbhaidh f (genitive singular easbhadha, nominative plural easbhadha)

  1. Ulster form of easpa (“lack, want, absence”)

Declension
Declension of easbhaidh

Irregular

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative easbhaidh easbhadha
Vocative a easbhaidh a easbhadha
Genitive easbhadha easbhadh
Dative easbhaidh easbhadha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an easbhaidh na heasbhadha
Genitive na heasbhadha na n-easbhadh
Dative leis an easbhaidh

don easbhaidh

 leis na heasbhadha

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
easbhaidh n-easbhaidh heasbhaidh not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 75

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish esba, espa, from Old Irish esbae, espe (“uselessness, idleness”), from ess- + bae (“good, profit”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈes̪vɪ/

Noun

easbhaidh f (genitive singular easbhaidhe, plural easbhaidhean)

  1. lack, want, absence, deficiency, deficit

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
easbhaidhn-easbhaidhh-easbhaidht-easbhaidh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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