baibín

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English bobbin, from French bobine.

Noun

baibín m (genitive singular baibín, nominative plural baibíní)

1. bobbin

Declension

Declension of baibín (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative baibín baibíní vocative a bhaibín a bhaibíní genitive baibín baibíní dative baibín baibíní forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an baibín na baibíní genitive an bhaibín na mbaibíní dative leis an mbaibín don bhaibín leis na baibíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of baibín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
baibín	bhaibín	mbaibín

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “baibín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN