clibín

Irish

Alternative forms

• clib, glibín

Etymology

From clib +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈclʲɪbʲiːnʲ/

Noun

clibín m (genitive singular clibín, nominative plural clibíní)

1. clotted or matted hair

   clibín gruaige ― matted hair, a mat of hair

2. cluster

   clibín tithe ― a cluster of houses

Declension

Declension of clibín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative clibín clibíní vocative a chlibín a chlibíní genitive clibín clibíní dative clibín clibíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an clibín na clibíní genitive an chlibín na gclibíní dative leis an gclibín don chlibín leis na clibíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of clibín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
clibín	chlibín	gclibín

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. (1904) “clibín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 148
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “clibín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN