cibé, pron. & a. 1. Whoever. ~ atá ann, whoever is there. ~ a bhí ann bhí seisean ann, he was there, whoever else. ~ é féin, whoever he is. ~ againn, whoever among us, whichever of us. 2. Whatever, whichever. ~ duine, rud, whatever person, thing. ~ duine is fearr leat, whatever person you prefer. ~ bealach is giorra, whichever way is the shorter. ~ rud a dúirt sé, whatever it was he said. ~ áit a rachaimid, wherever we go. ~ scéal é, anyhow. 3. (a) (With ar bith, cé) ~ ar bith é féin; ~ cé, ~ ar bith cé, hé féin, whosoever he may be. ~ ar bith duine a bhí ann, whatever person was there. ~ ar bith cén fáth a bhí aige leis, whatever reason he had for it. ~ ar bith, at any rate. ~ ar bith eile, whatever else. (b) (With cá) ~ ar bith cá bhfuil sé, wherever he is. 4. ~ acu, whether. ~ acu a bhain sé nó a chaill sé, whether he won or lost. ~ acu inniu nó amárach é, whether it be today or tomorrow. ~ acu mise nó tusa é, whether it be me or you.