Pilib an gheataire

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Irish

Etymology

Literally, “Philip of the rush”.

Noun

Pilib an gheataire m (genitive singular Philib an gheataire, nominative plural)

daddy longlegs, cranefly (insect of the superfamily Tipuloidea)

Synonyms

galán

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Pilib an gheataire	Philib an gheataire	bPilib an gheataire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Pilib”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Pilib an gheataire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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