Ciribeas

Irish

Alternative forms

• Cireabaití (superseded)

Etymology

From Gilbertese Kiribati

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪɾʲəˌbas/

Proper noun

Ciribeas m (genitive Chiribeas)

1. Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania; official name: Poblacht Chiribeas)

Declension

Declension of Ciribeas

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Ciribeas Vocative a Chiribeas Genitive Ciribeas Dative Ciribeas

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Ciribeas Genitive an Chiribeas Dative leis an gCiribeas don Chiribeas

Related terms

• Cireabaitíoch (“Kiribatian”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Ciribeas	Chiribeas	gCiribeas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “Ciribeas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• “Ciribeas”, in The National Terminology Database for Irish, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge, 2006–2024