Pilib an gheataire

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “Philip of the rush”.

Noun

Pilib an gheataire m (genitive singular Philib an gheataire, nominative plural)

1. daddy longlegs, cranefly (insect of the superfamily Tipuloidea)

Synonyms

• galán

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Pilib an gheataire	Philib an gheataire	bPilib an gheataire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Pilib”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Pilib an gheataire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN