coibhín

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

coibhín m (genitive singular coibhín, nominative plural coibhíní)

1. coven (formal group or assembly of witches)

   Synonym: coibhín fia-chailleach

Declension

Declension of coibhín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative coibhín coibhíní vocative a choibhín a choibhíní genitive coibhín coibhíní dative coibhín coibhíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an coibhín na coibhíní genitive an choibhín na gcoibhíní dative leis an gcoibhín don choibhín leis na coibhíní

Derived terms

• coibhín fia-chailleach m (“coven”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of coibhín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
coibhín	choibhín	gcoibhín

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

Further reading

• “coibhín”, in The National Terminology Database for Irish, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge, 2006–2025