gaimbín

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Irish

Etymology

From gamba +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

Noun

gaimbín m (genitive singular gaimbín, nominative plural gaimbíní)

  1. bit (small amount)
    gaimbín tobaca bit of tobacco
    gaimbíní raicebits of wreckage
  2. (finance) (exorbitant) interest (price of interest)

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Descendants

  • English: gombeen

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gaimbín ghaimbín ngaimbín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 122

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