píb

See also: pib and PIB

Irish

Alternative forms

• píob (Ulster)

Etymology

From Old Irish pípa, píp, from Vulgar Latin *pīpa, from pīpiō (“to chirp, peep”), of imitative origin. Compare Scottish Gaelic pìob. Doublet of píopa.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /pʲiːbʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /pʲiəbˠ/ (corresponding to the form píob)

Noun

píb f (genitive singular píbe, nominative plural píoba)

1. (music, construction) pipe
2. (anatomy) windpipe; throat, neck

Declension

Declension of píb (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative píb píoba vocative a phíb a phíoba genitive píbe píob dative píb píoba forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an phíb na píoba genitive na píbe na bpíob dative leis an bpíb don phíb leis na píoba

Derived terms

• 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

Mutated forms of píb

radical	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.

Further reading

• 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