seilbh
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish selb (compare Manx shelloo), from Proto-Celtic *selwā.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
seilbh f (genitive singular seilbhe, nominative plural sealbha)
Declension edit
Declension of seilbh
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
- aonseilbh f (“collectivism”)
- as seilbh (“dispossessed”)
- buanseilbh f (“fixity of tenure”)
- gabh seilbh ar (“confiscate”, verb)
- léas-seilbh f (“tenure by lease, leasehold”)
- sealbhach (“possessive”, adjective)
- sealbhaigh (“possess”, verb)
- sealbhán m (“flock, herd”)
- sealbhóir m (“occupier, possessor”)
- seilbh beinifíse f (“incumbency of benefice”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
seilbh | sheilbh after an, tseilbh |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 41
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “seilbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “selb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish selb (compare Manx shelloo), from Proto-Celtic *selwā.
Noun edit
seilbh m (genitive singular seilbhe, plural seilbhean)
- property, possession
- Synonym: sealbh
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
seilbh | sheilbh after "an", t-seilbh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “selb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language