fíbín

Irish

Alternative forms

• faoibín, fuíbín

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiːbʲiːnʲ/

Noun

fíbín m (genitive singular fíbín)

1. (as a verbal noun) gadding (of cattle: to run with the tail in the air, bent over the back)
2. caprice (impulsive, seemingly unmotivated notion or action)
3. ease (comfort; freedom from effort)

Declension

Declension of fíbín (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative fíbín vocative a fhíbín genitive fíbín dative fíbín forms with the definite article case singular nominative an fíbín genitive an fhíbín dative leis an bhfíbín don fhíbín

Derived terms

• fíbíneacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of fíbín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fíbín	fhíbín	bhfíbín

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