aibí

Irish

Alternative forms

abaidh, aibidh, aipí, aipidh, apaidh, apuidh, apuigh

Etymology

From Middle Irish abaid, from Old Irish apaig^[1] (compare Manx appee, Scottish Gaelic abaich), from ad- + bongaid (“to reap, pluck”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɑbʲɪɟ/^[2] (corresponding to the form aibidh)
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈapˠiː/^[3] (corresponding to the form 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-aibí ― overripe
smart; clever
quick
lively
crisp
aer aibí na maidine ― the crisp air of the morning

Declension

Declension of *aibí*
Positive	singular		plural
Positive	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	aibí	aibí	aibí
vocative	aibí	aibí	aibí
genitive	aibí	aibí	aibí	aibí
dative	aibí	aibí	aibí

Comparative	níos aibí
Superlative	is aibí

Nonstandard declension

Declension of *aibí*
Positive	singular		plural
Positive	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	aibí	aibí	aibí
vocative	aibí	aibí	aibí
genitive	aibí	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

Mutated forms of *aibí*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aibí	n-aibí	haibí	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “apaig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 20, page 12
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 360, page 123

Further reading

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
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aibí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“aibí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
“aibí”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy