círéib

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Irish

Alternative forms

círéip

Noun

círéib f (genitive singular círéibe, nominative plural círéibeacha)

(archaic) din
riot, uproar
riotous person, tatterdemalion

Declension

Declension of círéib

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	círéib	círéibeacha
Vocative	a chíréib	a chíréibeacha
Genitive	círéibe	círéibeacha
Dative	círéib	círéibeacha

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an chíréib	na círéibeacha
Genitive	na círéibe	na gcíréibeacha
Dative	leis an gcíréib don chíréib	leis na círéibeacha

Derived terms

círéibeach (“riotous”, adjective)
círéibeoir m (“rioter”)
éide chíréibe f (“riot gear”)
póilíní círéibe m pl (“riot police”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
círéib	chíréib	gcíréib
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “círéib”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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