caibirlín

Irish

Alternative forms

• cabairlín

Etymology

From an alteration of cabaire +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkabˠəɾˠl̠ʲinʲ/ (corresponding to the form cabairlín)

Noun

caibirlín m (genitive singular caibirlín, nominative plural caibirlíní)

1. saucy-mouthed person
2. small-mouthed person
3. toothless person
4. prattler

Declension

Declension of caibirlín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative caibirlín caibirlíní Vocative a chaibirlín a chaibirlíní Genitive caibirlín caibirlíní Dative caibirlín caibirlíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an caibirlín na caibirlíní Genitive an chaibirlín na gcaibirlíní Dative leis an gcaibirlín don chaibirlín leis na caibirlíní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caibirlín	chaibirlín	gcaibirlín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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