-ibh

See also: ibh and íbh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish -(a)ib (dative plural ending), from Proto-Celtic *-ābis, *-obis, *-ibis, and *-ubis (instrumental plural ending).

Suffix

-ibh

  1. (archaic) forms the dative plural of nouns
  2. (Kerry) forms the nominative and dative plural of fear (“man”) and mac (“son”)

Usage notes

This suffix may be encountered in older literature and in place names, but in the spoken language and the modern standard written language the dative plural of nouns is always the same as the nominative plural.

In the Dingle Peninsula, this ending is used to form the nominative/dative plural of only two words: fearaibh (“men”) and macaibh (“sons”).[1]

References

  1. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 196, page 97

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • -aibh (after a broad consonant)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-ɪv/

Suffix

-ibh

  1. forms the imperative plural of verbs
    ‎ionnsaich (“learn”) + ‎-ibh → ‎ionnsaichibh
    ‎bruidhinn (“speak”) + ‎-ibh → ‎bruidhnibh
    ‎gabh (“take”) + ‎-ibh → ‎gabhaibh
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