saidbir
Old Irish
Etymology
From so- (“good”) + adbar (“material”) + -i- (marks prefixed adjectives), literally “[with] good materials”.
Adjective
saidbir
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | saidbir | saidbir | saidbir |
| vocative | saidbir | ||
| accusative | saidbir | saidbir | |
| genitive | saidbir | saidbre | saidbir |
| dative | saidbir | saidbir | saidbir |
| plural | masculine | feminine/neuter | |
| nominative | saidbri | saidbri | |
| vocative | saidbri | ||
| accusative | saidbri | ||
| genitive | saidbir* saidbre | ||
| dative | saidbrib | ||
*not when substantivized
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| saidbir | ṡaidbir | saidbir |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “saidbir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language