sibh

Etymology
From (compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, from  (compare 🇨🇬), a reduplicated form of  (see 🇨🇬), from.

Pronoun

 * 1) you, ye/you

Usage notes

 * Unlike many European languages, Modern Irish does not distinguish between "familiar" and "polite" second-person pronouns. Sibh is used to address two or more people, regardless of how well known those people are to the speaker. It is no longer used to address one single person.
 * The emphatic form is also used as the vocative: Haigh sibhse! — "Hey you (all)!"

Etymology
From. Cognates include 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Pronoun

 * 1) ; ye, you

Usage notes

 * sibh is used to address more than one person, or to address one person formally or politely, particularly if they are significantly older or of higher social rank than the speaker.
 * Grandparents, teachers and clergymen are addressed as sibh, and parents often are also. Addressing them as would usually be considered rude.
 * People significantly younger than the speaker, for instance a child addressed by a young adult, are never addressed as sibh. Children do not use sibh amongst themselves. Some people may find it uncomfortable to be addressed as sibh if they do not consider themselves to be significantly older than the speaker.
 * The use of sibh varies by dialect, with some places being stricter about its usage than others.