cíobhaí

Irish

Alternative forms

• cíbhí

Etymology

Borrowed from English kiwi, from Maori kiwi.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈciːvˠiː/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈciːwiː/

Noun

cíobhaí m (genitive singular cíobhaí, nominative plural cíobhaíonna)

1. kiwi (bird)
2. kiwi fruit

Declension

Declension of cíobhaí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative cíobhaí cíobhaíonna vocative a chíobhaí a chíobhaíonna genitive cíobhaí cíobhaíonna dative cíobhaí cíobhaíonna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an cíobhaí na cíobhaíonna genitive an chíobhaí na gcíobhaíonna dative leis an gcíobhaí don chíobhaí leis na cíobhaíonna

Mutation

Mutated forms of cíobhaí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cíobhaí	chíobhaí	gcíobhaí

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

Further reading

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