arbeir

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸarebereti. Equivalent to ar- + beirid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /arˈbʲerʲ/

Verb

ar·beir (prototonic ·airbir, verbal noun airbert)

  1. Followed by bith (world):
    1. to live
    2. to use, employ
    3. to eat
      Synonyms: ithid, caithid
  2. to reproach, subdue
  3. (grammar) to express

For quotations using this term, see Citations:arbeir.

Inflection

Derived terms

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
ar·beir ar·beir
pronounced with /-v(ʲ)-/
ar·mbeir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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