sibhse

Irish

Etymology

By surface analysis, sibh +‎ -se.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃɪvʲʃə/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ʃɪbʲʃə/ (as if spelled sibse)

Pronoun

sibhse (conjunctive and disjunctive)

  1. emphatic form of sibh
    you (plural), you all

Usage notes
  • Also used as the vocative: Haigh sibhse! — "Hey you (all)!"

See also
Irish personal pronouns
Number Person (and gender) Conjunctive
(emphatic)		 Disjunctive
(emphatic)		 Possessive
determiner
SingularFirst mé
(mise)		 mo L
m' before vowel sounds
Second tú
(tusa)1		 thú
(thusa)		 do L
d' before vowel sounds
Third masculine sé
(seisean)		 é
(eisean)		 a L
Third feminine sí
(sise)		 í
(ise)		 a H
Third neuter —ea—
PluralFirst muid, sinn
(muidne, muide), (sinne)		 ár E
Second sibh
(sibhse)1		 bhur E
Third siad
(siadsan)		 iad
(iadsan)		 a E

L Triggers lenition E Triggers eclipsis H Triggers h-prothesis

1 Also used as the vocative

The reflexive is formed by adding féin to the relevant pronoun: e.g. "myself" = mé féin, "yourselves" = sibh féin.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish sibsi. Cognates include Irish sibhse and Manx shiuish.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃivʃə/

Pronoun

sibhse

  1. (emphatic) you, ye (polite and/or plural)

See also
Scottish Gaelic personal pronouns
simple emphatic
singular plural singular plural
First person mi sinn mise sinne
Second person thu, tu1) sibh thusa, tusa1) sibhse
Third person m e iad esan iadsan
Third person f i ise
*) sibh and sibhse also act as the polite singular pronouns.
**) To mark a direct object of a verbal noun, the derivatives of gam are used.
1) used when following a verb ending in -n, -s or -dh.
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