súil ribe

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally “eye of a snare”, from Middle Irish rib (“snare”), conflated with ruibe (“(individual) hair”) (now spelled ribe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsˠuːlʲ ˈɾˠɪbʲə/

Noun

súil ribe f (genitive singular súile ribe, nominative plural súile ribe)

  1. snare (trap, especially one made from a loop of wire)
    Synonyms: dol, gaiste

Mutation

Mutated forms of súil ribe
radical lenition eclipsis
súil ribe shúil ribe
after an, tsúil ribe 		not applicable

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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