gaimbín

Irish

Etymology

From gamba +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gaimbín m (genitive singular gaimbín, nominative plural gaimbíní)

1. bit (small amount)

   gaimbín tobac ― a bit of tobacco

   gaimbíní raice ― bits of wreckage

2. (finance) (exorbitant) interest (price of interest)

Declension

Declension of gaimbín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gaimbín gaimbíní vocative a ghaimbín a ghaimbíní genitive gaimbín gaimbíní dative gaimbín gaimbíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an gaimbín na gaimbíní genitive an ghaimbín na ngaimbíní dative leis an ngaimbín don ghaimbín leis na gaimbíní

Synonyms

• (bit): giota
• (interest): ús

Derived terms

• fear gaimbín (“usurer, money-lender”)

Descendants

• → English: gombeen

Mutation

Mutated forms of gaimbín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gaimbín	ghaimbín	ngaimbín

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) “gaimbín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 346
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gaimbín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN