anabaí

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish anapaig (“unripe”); synchronically analyzable as an- +‎ aibí.

Adjective

anabaí

  1. unripe, immature
  2. premature (of death, birth)

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • anabaíocht (“immaturity; miscarriage; newness”)
  • beir go hanabaí (“miscarry”, verb)
  • breith anabaí (“abortion, mishap”)

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

Further reading
  • "anabaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “immature” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “premature” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “untimely” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “anapaig” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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