áibhirseoir
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish adbirseóir, from Latin adversārius.
Pronunciation edit
(Kerry: Corca Dhuibhne.[1] Cork: West Muskerry[2]) IPA(key): [ˈɑːɾɕoːɾʲ] (ábhairseoir, from adhbhairseóir, hence first-syllable stress)
Noun edit
áibhirseoir m (genitive singular áibhirseora, nominative plural áibhirseoirí)
- (Christianity) the Adversary, the Devil
- Synonym: diabhal
- a devil (wicked or naughty person)
- Synonym: diabhal
Declension edit
Declension of áibhirseoir
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- áibhirseoireacht f (“devilry, wickedness; (act of) mischief-making”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
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| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| áibhirseoir | n-áibhirseoir | háibhirseoir | t-áibhirseoir |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- ^ Ó Sé, Diarmaid: 2000, Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne, 47
- ^ https://corkirish.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/dictionary.pdf
Ó Sé, Diarmaid: 2000, Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne. Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann: Baile Átha Cliath.
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “áibhirseoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “aidbirseóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aiḋḃeirseoir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 9
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “áirseoir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Entries containing “áibhirseoir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “áibhirseoir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.