seilbh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish selb (compare Manx shelloo).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɛlʲəvʲ/
Noun
seilbh f (genitive singular seilbhe, nominative plural sealbha)
- occupancy, possession
- thing possessed; property, estate, demesne
Declension
Declension of seilbh
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- aonseilbh f (“collectivism”)
- as seilbh (“dispossessed”)
- buanseilbh f (“fixity of tenure”)
- gabh seilbh ar (“confiscate”, verb)
- léas-seilbh f (“tenure by lease, leasehold”)
- seilbh beinifíse f (“incumbency of benefice”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
seilbh | sheilbh after an, tseilbh | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "seilbh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “selb”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish selb (compare Manx shelloo).
Noun
seilbh m (genitive singular seilbhe, plural seilbhean)
- property, possession
- Synonym: sealbh
Derived terms
- seilbheach
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
seilbh | sheilbh after "an", t-seilbh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “selb”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN