aibhéis

See also: áibhéis

Irish

Alternative forms

• áibhéis, aibhléis

Etymology

Probably at least partially from Old Irish abis (“depths of the sea; sea”), from Latin abyssus, from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos), but the vowel of the second syllable and the change in gender (masculine in Latin, feminine in modern Irish) suggest a different etymology connected with Welsh affwys (“depth”) and Breton ervoas (“deep”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈaːvʲɛʃ/ (corresponding to the form áibhéis)

Noun

aibhéis f (genitive singular aibhéise)

1. abyss; the deep

Declension

Declension of aibhéis (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative aibhéis vocative a aibhéis genitive aibhéise dative aibhéis forms with the definite article case singular nominative an aibhéis genitive na haibhéise dative leis an aibhéis don aibhéis

Derived terms

• aibhéiseach (“abysmal; abyssal”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of aibhéis

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aibhéis	n-aibhéis	haibhéis	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aibhéis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN