cáibín

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Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /kaːˈbʲiːnʲ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkaːbʲiːnʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkaːbʲinʲ/

Noun

cáibín m (genitive singular cáibín, nominative plural cáibíní)

(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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cáibín	cháibín	gcáibín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cáibín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cáibín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 103
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cáibín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

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