siobarnach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]siobarnach f (genitive singular siobarnaí)
Usage notes
[edit]Used chiefly in phrases consisting of a verb of motion or position followed by chun siobarnaí:
- cuir/lig chun siobarnaí ― to neglect, allow to fall into disrepair
- dul/gabháil/imigh/siúil chun siobarnaí ― to go to waste; to get mixed up; to go awry, go wrong; to fall into neglect
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
siobarnach | shiobarnach after an, tsiobarnach |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 372, page 126
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “siobarnach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “siobarnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN