airbhe
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish airbe (“hedge, fence, paling”), verbal noun of ar·fen (“erects a fence before”).
Noun
airbhe f (genitive singular airbheadh, nominative plural airbheadha)
- (literary) fence, hedge
Declension
Declension of airbhe
Irregular
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
airbhe | n-airbhe | hairbhe | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "airbhe" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 airbe” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.