Siombáib

Irish

Etymology

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”).

Proper noun

An tSiombáib f (genitive na Siombáibe)

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

   Synonym: Poblacht na Siombáibe

Declension

Declension of Siombáib (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Siombáib vocative a Shiombáib genitive Siombáibe dative Siombáib forms with the definite article case singular nominative an tSiombáib genitive na Siombáibe dative leis an tSiombáib don tSiombáib

Derived terms

• Siombábach
• Siombábach

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of Siombáib

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Siombáib	Shiombáib after an, tSiombáib	not applicable

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

Further reading

• “Zimbabwe”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024