íobairt

See also: ìobairt

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish idbart, verbal noun of ad·opair. By surface analysis, íobair +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːbˠəɾˠtʲ/

Noun

íobairt f (genitive singular íobartha or íobarta, nominative plural íobairtí)

1. verbal noun of íobair
2. (religion, chess) sacrifice
3. (literary) religious, pious, offering

Declension

Declension of íobairt

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative íobairt íobairtí Vocative a íobairt a íobairtí Genitive íobartha íobairtí Dative íobairt íobairtí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an íobairt na híobairtí Genitive na híobartha na n-íobairtí Dative leis an íobairt don íobairt leis na híobairtí

Alternative declension

Declension of íobairt

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative íobairt íobairtí Vocative a íobairt a íobairtí Genitive íobarta íobairtí Dative íobairt íobairtí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an íobairt na híobairtí Genitive na híobarta na n-íobairtí Dative leis an íobairt don íobairt leis na híobairtí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
íobairt	n-íobairt	híobairt	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “íobairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “íobairt”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “íobairt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024