raibh

Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

rabh (nonstandard)
robh (Ulster)

Etymology edit

From Old Irish ·roib.

Pronunciation edit

(Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /ɾˠɛvʲ/^[1]
(Cois Fharraige, Mayo) IPA^(key): /ɾˠo/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠo(h)/^[2]

Verb edit

raibh

inflection of bí:
1. past dependent analytic
2. present subjunctive analytic

Derived terms edit

References edit

^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 44
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 77/

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