cáibín

Irish

Etymology

From cába (“cape”) +‎ -ín (diminutive).

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːbʲiːnʲ/, /ˈkaːbʲiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛːbʲinʲ/

Noun

cáibín m (genitive singular cáibín, nominative plural cáibíní)

1. caubeen (Irish beret formerly worn by peasants)

Declension

Declension of cáibín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative cáibín cáibíní vocative a cháibín a cháibíní genitive cáibín cáibíní dative cáibín cáibíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an cáibín na cáibíní genitive an cháibín na gcáibíní dative leis an gcáibín don cháibín leis na cáibíní

Descendants

• → English: caubeen

Mutation

Mutated forms of cáibín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cáibín	cháibín	gcáibín

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) “cáibín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cáibín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 103
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cáibín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm