Araibis

Irish

Etymology

From an Araib (“Arabia”) +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɾˠəbʲəʃ]

Proper noun

Araibis f (genitive Araibise)

1. Arabic (language)

Declension

Declension of Araibis (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Araibis vocative a Araibis genitive Araibise dative Araibis forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Araibis genitive na hAraibise dative leis an Araibis don Araibis

Related terms

• Arabach (“Arabic, Arabian”, adjective)
• Arabach m (“Arab; Arabian”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of Araibis

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Araibis	nAraibis	hAraibis	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) “Araibis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Araibis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Araibis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024