pilibín

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Irish

pilibín

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Pilib (“Philip”) +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

Noun

pilibín m (genitive singular pilibín, nominative plural pilibíní)

  1. lapwing (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
    Synonym: adhaircín
  2. (specifically) green plover, Northern lapwing, peewit (Vanellus vanellus)
  3. plover (wading bird of the family Charadriidae)
    Synonym: feadóg
  4. a very small person or thing
  5. (informal) knob, willy (penis)
    Synonyms: bod, gléas, slat

Declension

Declension of pilibín (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative pilibín pilibíní
vocative a philibín a philibíní
genitive pilibín pilibíní
dative pilibín pilibíní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an pilibín na pilibíní
genitive an philibín na bpilibíní
dative leis an bpilibín
don philibín 		leis na pilibíní

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of pilibín
radical lenition eclipsis
pilibín philibín bpilibín

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 40

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