ribe

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See also: Ribe

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish ruibe (hair, bristle), related to ribín (ribbon).

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Noun

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ribe m (genitive singular ribe, nominative plural ribí)

  1. (anatomy) hair (single strand), eyelash, whisker
  2. bristle
  3. (botany) blade (of grass)

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 136, page 71
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 375, page 127

Further reading

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Italian

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Noun

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ribe

  1. a type of rice

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Noun

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ribe

  1. Alternative form of ruby

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish ruibe (hair, bristle), related to ribín (ribbon).

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Noun

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ribe m (genitive singular ribe, plural ribeachan)

  1. trap, snare
  2. hair (a single hair)
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Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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ribe

  1. inflection of riba:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural