caib

See also: CAIB

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /kɑbʲ/
• (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /kabʲ/

Noun

caib

1. genitive singular of cab

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caib	chaib	gcaib
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

caib m

1. genitive singular of cab

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
caib	chaib
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Welsh

Noun

caib m or f (plural ceibiau)

1. pickaxe
2. mattock

   Synonym: batog

Derived terms

• ceibio (“mattock”, verb)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
caib	gaib	nghaib	chaib
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “caib”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies