slíbhín

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ʃlʲiːˈvʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈʃl̠ʲiːvʲiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃl̠ʲiːvʲinʲ/

Noun

slíbhín m (genitive singular slíbhín, nominative plural slíbhíní)

1. sly person

Declension

Declension of slíbhín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative slíbhín slíbhíní vocative a shlíbhín a shlíbhíní genitive slíbhín slíbhíní dative slíbhín slíbhíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an slíbhín na slíbhíní genitive an tslíbhín na slíbhíní dative leis an slíbhín don slíbhín leis na slíbhíní

Descendants

• → English: sleiveen, sleeveen, sleveen
• → Yola: sleeveen

Mutation

Mutated forms of slíbhín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
slíbhín	shlíbhín after an, tslíbhín	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) “slíbhín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN