síbín

See also: şibin

Irish

Etymology

From séibe (“mugful”) +‎ -ín (diminutive).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [ʃiːˈbʲiːnʲ]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈʃiːbʲiːnʲ]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈʃiːbʲinʲ]

Noun

síbín m (genitive singular síbín, nominative plural síbíní)

1. illicit whiskey
2. shebeen
3. chopin

Declension

Declension of síbín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative síbín síbíní vocative a shíbín a shíbíní genitive síbín síbíní dative síbín síbíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an síbín na síbíní genitive an tsíbín na síbíní dative leis an síbín don síbín leis na síbíní

Descendants

• → English: shebeen
  • → Afrikaans: sjebeen
  • → Xhosa: ishibhini

Mutation

Mutated forms of síbín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
síbín	shíbín after an, tsíbín	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “síbín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “séibín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 632