Where does “agaibhse” come from?

agaibhse (Irish) comes from Irish agaibh, from Middle Irish ocaib, from Old Irish occaib — at you.

agaibhse (Irish): second-person plural emphatic of ag

Definitions

  1. second-person plural emphatic of ag

Ancestry of “agaibhse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishagaibhsecond-person plural of ag
2Middle Irishocaib—
3Old Irishoccaibat you
Every word from Old Irish occaib →Every word from Middle Irish ocaib →Every word from Irish agaibh →
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