clib

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

clib f (genitive singular clibe, nominative plural clibeanna)

1. tag (metallic binding, tube, or point at the end of a string or lace)
2. Alternative form of clibín
3. Alternative form of cliobóg

Declension

Declension of clib

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative clib clibeanna Vocative a chlib a chlibeanna Genitive clibe clibeanna Dative clib clibeanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chlib na clibeanna Genitive na clibe na gclibeanna Dative leis an gclib don chlib leis na clibeanna

Derived terms

• clib madra
• clib aitheantais

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
clib	chlib	gclib
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “clib”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “clib”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “clib”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024