lúibín

Irish

Etymology

From lúb +‎ -ín [from 18th c.]. Compare Manx lhoobeen.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠuːˈbʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːbʲiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːbʲinʲ/

Noun

lúibín m (genitive singular lúibín, nominative plural lúibíní)

1. little loop, little curl
2. (knitting) stitch
3. little nook
4. parenthesis, bracket (punctuation mark)
5. ditty (short verse or tune)
6. pretty girl

Declension

Declension of lúibín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative lúibín lúibíní Vocative a lúibín a lúibíní Genitive lúibín lúibíní Dative lúibín lúibíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an lúibín na lúibíní Genitive an lúibín na lúibíní Dative leis an lúibín don lúibín leis na lúibíní

Derived terms

• lúibín cufa (“cufflink”)
• lúibín coille (“arbour, bower”)
• lúibín cearnach (“square bracket”)
• lúibín cruinn (“round bracket”)

Further reading

• “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