cibé

See also: cibe and čibe

Irish

Etymology

Contracted from cé b’é (literally “who/what it may be”)

Pronunciation

Pronoun

cibé

  1. whoever
    cibé atá ann ― whoever is there
    • 1981, An Bíobla Naofa, Matthew 16:25:
      Óir cibé arb áil leis a anam a shaoradh, caillfidh sé é; ach cibé a chaillfidh a anam mar gheall ormsa, gheobhaidh sé é.
      For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.
  2. whatever
    cibé is brí don mhagadh seo ― whatever point there is to this joking

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • cibé acu (“whether”)
  • cibé ar bith (“whoever at all”)
  • cibé ar bith cá (“wherever”)
  • cibé cé (“whosoever”)
  • cibé in Éirinn (“whoever in the world”)

Determiner

cibé

  1. whichever, whatever, what
    cibé leabhair atá fágtha ― whatever books are left

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • cibé áit (“wherever”)
  • cibé am (“whenever”)
  • cibé ceann (“whichever one”)
  • cibé duine (“whoever”)
  • cibé ní (“whatever”)
  • cibé rud (“whatever”)
  • cibé scéal é (“however”)

References

  1. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975), The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, page 78, line 112
  2. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, page 112, lines 674–75
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