cáibín

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Irish

Etymology

From cába (“cape”) +‎ -ín (diminutive).

Pronunciation

Noun

cáibín m (genitive singular cáibín, nominative plural cáibíní)

  1. (fashion) caubeen, old hat

Declension

Declension of cáibín (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative cáibín cáibíní
vocative a cháibín a cháibíní
genitive cáibín cáibíní
dative cáibín cáibíní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an cáibín na cáibíní
genitive an cháibín na gcáibíní
dative leis an gcáibín
don cháibín 		leis na cáibíní

Descendants

  • → English: caubeen

Mutation

Mutated forms of cáibín
radical lenition eclipsis
cáibín cháibín gcáibín

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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