lúibín
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom lúb + -ín [from 18th c.]. Compare Manx lhoobeen.
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠuːˈbʲiːnʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːbʲiːnʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːbʲinʲ/
Noun
editlúibín m (genitive singular lúibín, nominative plural lúibíní)
- little loop, little curl
- (knitting) stitch
- little nook
- parenthesis, bracket (punctuation mark)
- ditty (short verse or tune)
- pretty girl
Declension
editDeclension of lúibín
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- lúibín cufa (“cufflink”)
- lúibín coille (“arbour, bower”)
- lúibín cearnach (“square bracket”)
- lúibín cruinn (“round bracket”)
Further reading
edit- “lúibín”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “lúibín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 451
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lúibín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN