saibhreas

Irish

Alternative forms

• saidhbhreas (superseded)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɛvʲəɾʲəsˠ/^[2]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɛvʲɾʲəsˠ/^[3]

Noun

saibhreas m (genitive singular saibhris)

1. wealth, riches, richness

   Synonyms: maoin, rachmas

Declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative saibhreas Vocative a shaibhris Genitive saibhris Dative saibhreas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an saibhreas Genitive an tsaibhris Dative leis an saibhreas don saibhreas

Declension of saibhreas

First 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. Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “saiḋḃreas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 586
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “saibhreas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “saibhreas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “saibhreas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024