sulbair

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *suɸlabaris. Cognate to Breton helavar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsul.βəɾʲ/
    • (Blasse) [ˈsul.βɪɾʲ]
    • (Griffith) [ˈsul.βɨɾʲ]

Adjective

sulbair

  1. eloquent, well-spoken
  2. cheerful

Declension

i-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sulbair sulbair sulbair
vocative sulbair
accusative sulbair sulbair
genitive sulbair sulbaire sulbair
dative sulbair sulbair sulbair
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative sulbairi sulbairi
vocative sulbairi
accusative sulbairi
genitive sulbair*
sulbaire
dative sulbairib

*not when substantivized

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: sulbair
    • Irish: soilbhir
    • Scottish Gaelic: suilbhir

Mutation

Mutation of sulbair
radical lenition nasalization
sulbair ṡulbair sulbair

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

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