saibhreas

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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saibhreas m (genitive singular saibhris)

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

Declension

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Mutation

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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

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  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

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