fíbín

Irish

Alternative forms

• faoibín, fuíbín

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiːbʲiːnʲ/

Noun

fíbín m (genitive singular fíbín)

1. (as a verbal noun) gadding (of cattle: to run with the tail in the air, bent over the back)
2. caprice (impulsive, seemingly unmotivated notion or action)
3. ease (comfort; freedom from effort)

Declension

Declension of fíbín

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative fíbín Vocative a fhíbín Genitive fíbín Dative fíbín

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an fíbín Genitive an fhíbín Dative leis an bhfíbín don fhíbín

Derived terms

• fíbíneacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fíbín	fhíbín	bhfíbín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “faoibín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fíbín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN