Bysurface analysis,sibh +-se.
sibhse (conjunctive and disjunctive)
| person | conjunctive (emphatic) | disjunctive (emphatic) | possessive determiner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | first | mé (mise) | moL m'before vowel sounds | ||
| second | tú (tusa)1 | thú (thusa) | doL d'before vowel sounds | ||
| third | m | sé (seisean) | é (eisean) | aL | |
| f | sí (sise) | í (ise) | aH | ||
| n | — | ea | — | ||
| plural | first | muid,sinn (muidne,muide), (sinne) | árE | ||
| second | sibh (sibhse)1 | bhurE | |||
| third | siad (siadsan) | iad (iadsan) | aE | ||
FromOld Irishsibsi. Cognates includeIrishsibhse andManxshiuish.
sibhse
| simple | emphatic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| first person | mi | sinn | mise | sinne | |
| second person | thu,tu1 | sibh2 | thusa,tusa1 | sibhse2 | |
| third person | m | e | iad | esan | iadsan |
| f | i | ise | |||
1 Used when following a verb ending in-n,-s or-dh.
2sibh andsibhse also act as the polite singular pronouns.
To mark a direct object of a verbal noun, the derivatives ofgam are used.