píobaire

See also: pìobaire

Irish

Alternative forms

• píopaire

Etymology

From píb (“pipe”) +‎ -aire (compare Scottish Gaelic pìobaire).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʲiːbˠəɾʲə/

Noun

píobaire m (genitive singular píobaire, nominative plural píobairí)

1. piper (musician)
2. siskin (Spinus spinus)
3. homosexual (slang)

Declension

Declension of píobaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative píobaire píobairí Vocative a phíobaire a phíobairí Genitive píobaire píobairí Dative píobaire píobairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an píobaire na píobairí Genitive an phíobaire na bpíobairí Dative leis an bpíobaire don phíobaire leis na píobairí

Derived terms

• an píobaire a íoc (“to pay the piper”)
• píobaireacht f (“(act of) piping, playing on bagpipes; bagpipe music”)
• píobaire fraoigh (“grasshopper”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
píobaire	phíobaire	bpíobaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “píobaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “píobaire”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “píobaire”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024