pilibín
Irish
Alternative forms
- filbín, filibín, pilbín, plibín
Etymology
From Pilib (“Philip”) + -ín.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /pʲɪlʲəˈbʲiːnʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈpʲɪlʲəbʲiːnʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpʲɨ̞lʲəpʲinʲ/[1] (as if spelled pilipín)
Noun
pilibín m (genitive singular pilibín, nominative plural pilibíní)
- lapwing (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
- Synonym: adhaircín
- (specifically) green plover, Northern lapwing, peewit (Vanellus vanellus)
- plover (wading bird of the family Charadriidae)
- Synonym: feadóg
- a very small person or thing
- (informal) knob, willy (penis)
- Synonyms: bod, gléas, slat
Declension
Declension of pilibín
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Derived terms
- pilibín míog
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
pilibín | philibín | bpilibín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 40
Further reading
- “pilibín”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “filbín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “filbín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 314
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “pilibín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 542
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “pilibín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN