Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English kiwi, from Maori kiwi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cíobhaí m (genitive singular cíobhaí, nominative plural cíobhaíonna)

  1. kiwi (bird)
  2. kiwi fruit

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cíobhaí chíobhaí gcíobhaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “kiwi”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

Further reading

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  • cíobhaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024