Pilib an gheataire

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “Philip of the rush”.

Noun

Pilib an gheataire m (genitive singular Philib an gheataire, nominative plural)

1. daddy longlegs, cranefly (insect of the superfamily Tipuloidea)

Synonyms

• galán

Mutation

Mutated forms of Pilib an gheataire

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Pilib an gheataire	Philib an gheataire	bPilib an gheataire

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Pilib”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Pilib an gheataire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN