cíobhaí

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Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English kiwi, from Maori kiwi.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cíobhaí m (genitive singular cíobhaí, nominative plural cíobhaíonna)

  1. kiwi (bird)
  2. kiwi fruit

Declension[edit]

Declension of cíobhaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cíobhaí cíobhaíonna
Vocative a chíobhaí a chíobhaíonna
Genitive cíobhaí cíobhaíonna
Dative cíobhaí cíobhaíonna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cíobhaí na cíobhaíonna
Genitive an chíobhaí na gcíobhaíonna
Dative leis an gcíobhaí

don chíobhaí

leis na cíobhaíonna

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cíobhaí chíobhaí gcíobhaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “kiwi”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

Further reading[edit]

  • “cíobhaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
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