cuibhreann
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cuibhreann m (genitive singular cuibhrinn, nominative plural cuibhrinn)
- part, portion
- enclosed field
- 1894 March, Peadar Mac Fionnlaoigh, “An rí nach robh le fagháil bháis”, in Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge, volume 1:5, Dublin: Gaelic Union, pages 185–88:
- Nuair a chuaidh sé giobhta eile, chonnaic sé cuibhreann talmhan ⁊ scota mór caorach ann, ⁊ bhí siad ramhar, feolmhar, beathaiste, gidh nach robh an féar acht go han-lom.
- When he went a little farther, he saw an enclosed field of ground with a flock of sheep in it, and they were fat, fleshy, and in prime condition, though the grass was very bare.
Declension edit
Declension of cuibhreann
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Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cuibhreann | chuibhreann | gcuibhreann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- “cuibhreann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cuibrenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cuiḃreann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 207
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cuibhreann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
cuibhreann m (genitive singular cuibhrinn, plural cuibhreannan or cuibhrinnean)
Synonyms edit
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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| Radical | Lenition |
| cuibhreann | chuibhreann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |