sibhse

Irish

Etymology

From Old IrishCategory:Irish terms derived from Old Irish#SIBHSE sibsi. By surface analysis, sibh + -seCategory:Irish terms suffixed with -se#SIBHSE.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

sibhse (conjunctive and disjunctive)Category:Irish lemmas#SIBHSECategory:Irish pronouns#SIBHSECategory:Irish personal pronouns#SIBHSECategory:Irish entries with incorrect language header#SIBHSECategory:Pages with entries#SIBHSECategory:Pages with 2 entries#SIBHSE

  1. emphatic form of sibhCategory:Irish emphatic pronouns#SIBHSE
    you (plural), you all

Usage notes

See also

Irish personal pronouns
person conjunctive
(emphatic)
disjunctive
(emphatic)
possessive
determiner
singular first
(mise)
mo L
m' before vowel sounds
second
(tusa)1
thú
(thusa)
do L
d' before vowel sounds
third m
(seisean)
é
(eisean)
a L
f
(sise)
í
(ise)
a H
n 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.
For instance, "myself" = mé féin, "yourselves" = sibh féin.

References

  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, § 75, page 65
  2. Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 562, page 200
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 230
  4. de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 296, page 141

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old IrishCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish#SIBHSECategory:Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish#SIBHSE sibsi. By surface analysis, sibh + -seCategory:Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -se#SIBHSE. Cognates include Irish sibhse and Manx shiuish.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

sibhseCategory:Scottish Gaelic lemmas#SIBHSECategory:Scottish Gaelic pronouns#SIBHSECategory:Scottish Gaelic personal pronouns#SIBHSECategory:Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header#SIBHSECategory:Pages with entries#SIBHSECategory:Pages with 2 entries#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 sibh2 thusa, tusa1 sibhse2
third
person
m e iad esan iadsan
f i ise

1 Used when following a verb ending in -n, -s or -dh.
2 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.

References

  1. Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966), Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  3. Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  4. Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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