scríbhinn

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish scríbend, from Latin scrībendum.

Noun

scríbhinn f (genitive singular scríbhinne, nominative plural scríbhinní)

1. written document
2. writing (of penmanship)

Declension

Declension of scríbhinn

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative scríbhinn scríbhinní Vocative a scríbhinn a scríbhinní Genitive scríbhinne scríbhinní Dative scríbhinn scríbhinní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an scríbhinn na scríbhinní Genitive na scríbhinne na scríbhinní Dative leis an scríbhinn don scríbhinn leis na scríbhinní

Derived terms

• ceannscríbhinn (“rubric, heading; caption”)
• clóscríbhinn (“typescript”)
• luathscríbhneoireacht (“shorthand writing, stenography”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
scríbhinn	not applicable	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scríbhinn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scríbend”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language