cáibín

Irish

Etymology

From cába (“cape”) +‎ -ín (diminutive).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kaːˈbʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkaːbʲiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkaːbʲinʲ/

Noun

cáibín m (genitive singular cáibín, nominative plural cáibíní)

1. (fashion) caubeen, old hat

Declension

Declension of cáibín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cáibín cáibíní Vocative a cháibín a cháibíní Genitive cáibín cáibíní Dative cáibín cáibíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cáibín na cáibíní Genitive an cháibín na gcáibíní Dative leis an gcáibín don cháibín leis na cáibíní

Descendants

• → English: caubeen

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cáibín	cháibín	gcáibín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cáibín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cáibín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 103
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cáibín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm