Ebustu
Old Irish
Etymology
From Latin Iebūsēus (from Ancient Greek Ἰεβουσαῖος (Iebousaîos), from Biblical Hebrew יְבוּסִי (Yəḇûsî)) + -de.
Noun
Ebustu m pl (accusative)
Declension
Only the accusative plural is attested, but the presumed full declension is:
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ebustae | EbustaeL | EbustaiL |
| vocative | Ebustai | EbustaeL | Ebustu |
| accusative | EbustaeN | EbustaeL | EbustuH |
| genitive | EbustaiL | EbustaeL | EbustaeN |
| dative | EbustuL | Ebustaib | Ebustaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Quotations
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 48d27
- combad de no·gabthe in salm so: di chossecrad inna cathrach con·rótacht la Dauid hi Sión fri Ebustu .i. íarna n-indarbu á Hirusalem, arnacha·toirsitis aithirriuch
- so that it would be of this that this psalm would have been sung: of the consecration of the city that was built by David on Zion against the Jebusites, namely after their expulsion from Jerusalem, that they might not conquer it again
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| Ebustu (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
Ebustu | nEbustu |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.