gaimbín

Irish

Etymology

From gamba +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡamʲbʲiːnʲ/

Noun

gaimbín m (genitive singular gaimbín, nominative plural gaimbíní)

1. bit (small amount)

   gaimbín tobac ― a bit of tobacco

   gaimbíní raice ― bits of wreckage

2. (finance) (exorbitant) interest (price of interest)

Declension

Declension of gaimbín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative gaimbín gaimbíní Vocative a ghaimbín a ghaimbíní Genitive gaimbín gaimbíní Dative gaimbín gaimbíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an gaimbín na gaimbíní Genitive an ghaimbín na ngaimbíní Dative leis an ngaimbín don ghaimbín leis na gaimbíní

Synonyms

• (bit): giota
• (interest): ús

Derived terms

• fear gaimbín (“usurer, money-lender”)

Descendants

• → English: gombeen

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gaimbín	ghaimbín	ngaimbín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gaimbín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 346
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gaimbín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN