caibirlín

Irish

Alternative forms

• cabairlín

Etymology

From an alteration of cabaire +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkabˠəɾˠl̠ʲinʲ/ (corresponding to the form cabairlín)

Noun

caibirlín m (genitive singular caibirlín, nominative plural caibirlíní)

1. saucy-mouthed person
2. small-mouthed person
3. toothless person
4. prattler

Declension

Declension of caibirlín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative caibirlín caibirlíní vocative a chaibirlín a chaibirlíní genitive caibirlín caibirlíní dative caibirlín caibirlíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an caibirlín na caibirlíní genitive an chaibirlín na gcaibirlíní dative leis an gcaibirlín don chaibirlín leis na caibirlíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of caibirlín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
caibirlín	chaibirlín	gcaibirlín

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) “cabairlín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caibirlín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN