asaibh

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɑsˠəvʲ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈɑsˠiː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈasˠiː/, (Cois Fharraige also) /ˈasˠt̪ˠiː/ (as if spelled astaibh)
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈasˠi/

Pronoun

asaibh (emphatic asaibhse)

1. second-person plural of as

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “asaibh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume I, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 195
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 300
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 95
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “asaibh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “asaibh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish [Term?]. Cognate with Irish asaibh and Manx assdiu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈas̪əv/
• Hyphenation: a‧saibh

Pronoun

asaibh

1. second-person plural of à: from you

Inflection

Personal inflection of à
Number	Person	Simple	Emphatic
Singular	1st	asam	asamsa
	2nd	asad	asadsa
	3rd m	às	às-san
	3rd f	aiste	aistese
Plural	1st	asainn	asainne
	2nd	asaibh	asaibhse
	3rd	asta	astasan

References

• Colin Mark (2003) “à”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 2