píb
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish pípa, píp,[1] from Vulgar Latin *pīpa, from pīpiō (“to chirp, peep”), of imitative origin. Compare Scottish Gaelic pìob. Doublet of píopa.
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /pʲiːbʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /pʲiəbˠ/[2] (corresponding to the form píob)
Noun
editpíb f (genitive singular píbe, nominative plural píoba)
Declension
editDerived terms
edit- banna píob m (“pipe band”)
- píb mhála f (“bagpipe”)
- píb uilleann f (“uilleann pipes”)
- píbín (diminutive)
- píblíne f (“pipeline”)
- píobaire m (“piper”)
- píobarnach (“wheezing”)
Mutation
editradical | lenition | eclipsis |
---|---|---|
píb | phíb | bpíb |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “pípa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 371, page 126
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “píb”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “píb”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “píb”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025