sléibhín

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

sléibhín m (genitive singular sléibhín, nominative plural sléibhíní)

1. black-headed gull (Chroicocephala ridibundus)

   Synonym: droimneach beag

Declension

Declension of sléibhín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative sléibhín sléibhíní Vocative a shléibhín a shléibhíní Genitive sléibhín sléibhíní Dative sléibhín sléibhíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an sléibhín na sléibhíní Genitive an tsléibhín na sléibhíní Dative leis an sléibhín don sléibhín leis na sléibhíní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sléibhín	shléibhín after an, tsléibhín	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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