sibhse

Irish

Etymology

By surface analysis, sibh +‎ -se.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɪvʲʃə/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ʃɪbʲʃə/ (as if spelled sibse)

Pronoun

sibhse (conjunctive and disjunctive)

1. emphatic form of sibh

   you (plural), you all

Usage notes

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

See also

Irish personal pronouns

	person		conjunctive (emphatic)	disjunctive (emphatic)	possessive determiner
singular	first		mé (mise)		mo L m' before vowel sounds
	second		tú (tusa)1	thú (thusa)	do L d' before vowel sounds
	third	m	sé (seisean)	é (eisean)	a L
		f	sí (sise)	í (ise)	a H
		n	—	ea	—
plural	first		muid, sinn (muidne, muide), (sinne)		ár E
	second		sibh (sibhse)1		bhur E
	third		siad (siadsan)	iad (iadsan)	a E

^L Triggers lenition   ^E Triggers eclipsis   ^H Triggers h-prothesis

¹ Also used as the vocative

The reflexive is formed by adding féin to the relevant pronoun.
For instance, "myself" = mé féin, "yourselves" = sibh féin.