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)

Declension

Declension of gaimbín (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative gaimbín gaimbíní
vocative a ghaimbín a ghaimbíní
genitive gaimbín gaimbíní
dative gaimbín gaimbíní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an gaimbín na gaimbíní
genitive an ghaimbín na ngaimbíní
dative leis an ngaimbín
don ghaimbín
leis na gaimbíní

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: gombeen

Mutation

Mutated forms of gaimbín
radical lenition eclipsis
gaimbín ghaimbín ngaimbín

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

References

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

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