píobaire

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From píb (pipe) +‎ -aire (compare Scottish Gaelic pìobaire).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʲiːbˠəɾʲə/

Noun

píobaire m (genitive singular píobaire, nominative plural píobairí)

  1. piper (musician)
  2. siskin (Spinus spinus)
  3. homosexual (slang)

Declension

Declension of píobaire (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative píobaire píobairí
vocative a phíobaire a phíobairí
genitive píobaire píobairí
dative píobaire píobairí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an píobaire na píobairí
genitive an phíobaire na bpíobairí
dative leis an bpíobaire
don phíobaire
leis na píobairí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of píobaire
radical lenition eclipsis
píobaire phíobaire bpíobaire

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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