gaimbín
Irish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editgaimbín m (genitive singular gaimbín, nominative plural gaimbíní)
- bit (small amount)
- gaimbín tobac ― a bit of tobacco
- gaimbíní raice ― bits of wreckage
- (finance) (exorbitant) interest (price of interest)
Declension
editDeclension of gaimbín
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- fear gaimbín (“usurer, money-lender”)
Descendants
edit- → English: gombeen
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gaimbín | ghaimbín | ngaimbín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 122
Further reading
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gaimbín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 346
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gaimbín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN