aibí
Irish
Alternative forms
- abaidh, aibidh, aipí, aipidh, apaidh, apuidh, apuigh
Etymology
From Middle Irish abaid, from Old Irish apaig (compare Manx appee, Scottish Gaelic abaich), from ad- + boingid (“to reap, pluck”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɑbʲɪɟ/[1] (corresponding to the variant aibidh)
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈapˠi/ (corresponding to the variant apaidh)
Adjective
aibí (genitive singular feminine aibí or aipche, comparative aibí or aipche)
- ripe; mature
- Synonym: abúil
- Antonym: anabaí
- babhla torthaí aibí ― a bowl of ripe fruit
- ró-abhí ― overripe
- smart; clever
- quick
- lively
- crisp
- aer aibí na maidine ― the crisp air of the morning
Declension
Declension of aibí
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aibí | aibí | aibí | |
| Vocative | aibí | aibí | ||
| Genitive | aibí | aibí | aibí | |
| Dative | aibí | aibí | aibí | |
| Comparative | níos aibí | |||
| Superlative | is aibí | |||
- Nonstandard declension
Declension of aibí
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aibí | aibí | aibí | |
| Vocative | aibí | aibí | ||
| Genitive | aipche | aibí | aibí | |
| Dative | aibí | aibí | aibí | |
| Comparative | níos aipche | |||
| Superlative | is aipche | |||
Derived terms
- aibíocht f (“ripeness, maturity; quickness, cleverness, liveliness”)
- cianaibí (“overripe”)
- críon-aibí (“overripe”)
Related terms
- aibigh (“ripen, mature”, verb)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aibí | n-aibí | haibí | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 12
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “apaig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “abaiḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 2
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aibí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “aibí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “aibí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “aibí”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy