teibí
Irish
Alternative forms
- teibidhe (classical, deprecated)
Etymology
From Old Irish teipide 'excising, abstracting, striking out', superficially as if from Old Irish *to+ess+bíthe, from Proto-Celtic *to- (prefix) + eks- ('ex, out') + *bítijo- ('striking'). Old Irish teipide was the verbal noun of do-eipen *[d̪ˠʌ.'ɛbʲ(ː)ɛ̈nˠ] 'excises, abstracts, strikes out', itself from earlier *to-e(s)sben-, from to- (prefix) + ess ('ex, out') + ben- 'strike'.
Adjective
teibí
- abstract
- Synonym: teibíoch
Declension
Declension of teibí
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | teibí | theibí | teibí; theibí² | |
| Vocative | theibí | teibí | ||
| Genitive | teibí | teibí | teibí | |
| Dative | teibí; theibí¹ | theibí | teibí; theibí² | |
| Comparative | níos teibí | |||
| Superlative | is teibí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- ainm teibí m, ainmfhocal teibí m (“abstract noun”)
- teibíocht f (“abstraction”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| teibí | theibí | dteibí |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “teibí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “teibí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “teibí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.