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IRISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

sealbhach.

having possessions

9 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. having possessions

  2. possessive possessive, grasping (of a person)

  3. possessive possessive

    possessive

  4. possessory

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish selbach (“having great possessions; possessive, grasping; an owner, a landholder”), from selb (“property, appurtenance, domain, possessions; a flock, a herd; property, estate; ownership, possession”). By surface analysis, seilbh (“possession”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

noun

  1. possessive (case)

    masculine

  2. flock flock, herd

    masculine

  3. flock flock, number, group

    masculine

  4. occupier; possessor, holder, occupant

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish selbach (“having great possessions; possessive, grasping; an owner, a landholder”), from selb (“property, appurtenance, domain, possessions; a flock, a herd; property, estate; ownership, possession”). By surface analysis, seilbh (“possession”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

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