síbín

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See also: şibin

Irish

Etymology

From séibe (“mugful”) +‎ -ín (diminutive).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

síbín m (genitive singular síbín, nominative plural síbíní)

  1. illicit whiskey
  2. shebeen
  3. chopin[2]

Declension

Declension of síbín (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative síbín síbíní
vocative a shíbín a shíbíní
genitive síbín síbíní
dative síbín síbíní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an síbín na síbíní
genitive an tsíbín na síbíní
dative leis an síbín
don síbín 		leis na síbíní

Descendants

  • → English: shebeen
    • → Afrikaans: sjebeen
    • → Xhosa: ishibhini

Mutation

Mutated forms of síbín
radical lenition eclipsis
síbín shíbín
after an, tsíbín 		not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ In search of the real shebeen, Irish Times, Sat, Nov 23, 2019, .
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/aonghusoha/status/1355549458596028418

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