Sibéarach
Irish
Etymology
From an tSibéir (“Siberia”) + -ach.
Adjective
Sibéarach (genitive singular masculine Sibéaraigh, genitive singular feminine Sibéaraí, plural Sibéaracha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Sibéarach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Sibéarach | Shibéarach | Sibéaracha; Shibéaracha² | |
Vocative | Shibéaraigh | Sibéaracha | ||
Genitive | Sibéaraí | Sibéaracha | Sibéarach | |
Dative | Sibéarach; Shibéarach¹ |
Shibéarach; Shibéaraigh (archaic) |
Sibéaracha; Shibéaracha² | |
Comparative | níos Sibéaraí | |||
Superlative | is Sibéaraí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Declension
Declension of Sibéarach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Sibéarach | Shibéarach after an, tSibéarach |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "Sibéarach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “Sibéarach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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