píobaire
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See also: pìobaire
Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From píb (“pipe”) + -aire (compare Scottish Gaelic pìobaire).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
píobaire m (genitive singular píobaire, nominative plural píobairí)
- piper (musician)
- siskin (Spinus spinus)
- homosexual (slang)
Declension[edit]
Declension of píobaire
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- an píobaire a íoc (“to pay the piper”)
- píobaireacht f (“(act of) piping, playing on bagpipes; bagpipe music”)
- píobaire fraoigh (“grasshopper”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
píobaire | phíobaire | bpíobaire |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “píobaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “píobaire”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “píobaire”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024