easbhaidh

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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easbhaidh f (genitive singular easbhadha, nominative plural easbhadha)

  1. Ulster form of easpa (“lack, want, absence”)

Declension

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Declension of easbhaidh

Irregular

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative easbhaidh easbhadha
Vocative a easbhaidh a easbhadha
Genitive easbhadha easbhadh
Dative easbhaidh easbhadha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an easbhaidh na heasbhadha
Genitive na heasbhadha na n-easbhadh
Dative leis an easbhaidh

don easbhaidh

leis na heasbhadha

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
easbhaidh n-easbhaidh heasbhaidh not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 75

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish esba, espa, from Old Irish esbae, espe (“uselessness, idleness”), from ess- + bae (“good, profit”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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easbhaidh f (genitive singular easbhaidhe, plural easbhaidhean)

  1. lack, want, absence, deficiency, deficit

Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
easbhaidh n-easbhaidh h-easbhaidh t-easbhaidh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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