sibhse

Irish

Etymology

By surface analysis, sibh +‎ -se.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɪvʲʃə/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ʃɪbʲʃə/ (as if spelled sibse)

Pronoun

sibhse (conjunctive and disjunctive)

1. emphatic form of sibh

   you (plural), you all

Usage notes

• Also used as the vocative: Haigh sibhse! — "Hey you (all)!"

See also

Irish personal pronouns

Number	Person (and gender)	Conjunctive (emphatic)	Disjunctive (emphatic)	Possessive determiner
Singular	First	mé (mise)		mo L m' before vowel sounds
	Second	tú (tusa)1	thú (thusa)	do L d' before vowel sounds
	Third masculine	sé (seisean)	é (eisean)	a L
	Third feminine	sí (sise)	í (ise)	a H
	Third neuter	—	ea	—
Plural	First	muid, sinn (muidne, muide), (sinne)		ár E
	Second	sibh (sibhse)1		bhur E
	Third	siad (siadsan)	iad (iadsan)	a E

^L Triggers lenition ^E Triggers eclipsis ^H Triggers h-prothesis

¹ Also used as the vocative

The reflexive is formed by adding féin to the relevant pronoun: e.g. "myself" = mé féin, "yourselves" = sibh féin.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish sibsi. Cognates include Irish sibhse and Manx shiuish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃivʃə/

Pronoun

sibhse

1. (emphatic) you, ye (polite and/or plural)

See also

Scottish Gaelic personal pronouns

	simple		emphatic
	singular	plural	singular	plural
First person	mi	sinn	mise	sinne
Second person	thu, tu1)	sibh	thusa, tusa1)	sibhse
Third person m	e	iad	esan	iadsan
Third person f	i		ise
*) sibh and sibhse also act as the polite singular pronouns. **) To mark a direct object of a verbal noun, the derivatives of gam are used. 1) used when following a verb ending in -n, -s or -dh.