saibhreas

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish saidbres.[1] By surface analysis, saibhir + -eas.

Pronunciation

Noun

saibhreas m (genitive singular saibhris)

  1. wealth, riches, richness
    Synonyms: maoin, rachmas

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
saibhreas shaibhreas
after an, tsaibhreas
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “saidbres”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 74
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 34

Further reading

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