aibhse

Irish

Alternative forms

• aidhbhse

Etymology 1

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Noun

aibhse f (genitive singular aibhse, nominative plural aibhsí)

1. immensity

Declension

Declension of aibhse

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative aibhse Vocative a aibhse Genitive aibhse Dative aibhse

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an aibhse Genitive na haibhse Dative leis an aibhse don aibhse

Synonyms

• aibhseacht
• áibhle
• dearmháile
• ollmhéid

Derived terms

• aibhseach (“great, immense”, adjective)

Etymology 2

Alternative form of taibhse (“apparition, ghost”)

Noun

aibhse f (genitive singular aibhse)

1. Alternative form of taibhse (“apparition, ghost”)

Mutation

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aibhse”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN