lúibín

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Irish

Etymology

From lúb +‎ -ín . Compare Manx lhoobeen.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠuːˈbʲiːnʲ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːbʲiːnʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːbʲinʲ/

Noun

lúibín m (genitive singular lúibín, nominative plural lúibíní)

little loop, little curl
(knitting) stitch
little nook
parenthesis, bracket (punctuation mark)
ditty (short verse or tune)
pretty girl

Declension

Declension of lúibín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lúibín	lúibíní
Vocative	a lúibín	a lúibíní
Genitive	lúibín	lúibíní
Dative	lúibín	lúibíní

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an lúibín	na lúibíní
Genitive	an lúibín	na lúibíní
Dative	leis an lúibín don lúibín	leis na lúibíní

Derived terms

lúibín cufa (“cufflink”)
lúibín coille (“arbour, bower”)
lúibín cearnach (“square bracket”)
lúibín cruinn (“round bracket”)

Further reading

“lúibín”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “lúibín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 451
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lúibín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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