píb
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish pípa, píp, from Vulgar Latin pipa. Compare Scottish Gaelic pìob. Doublet of píopa.
Pronunciation
Noun
píb f (genitive singular píbe, nominative plural píoba)
Declension
Declension of píb
Derived terms
- banna píob m (“pipe band”)
- píb mhála f (“bagpipe”)
- píb uilleann f (“uilleann pipes”)
- píb- (“-throated”)
- píbín (diminutive)
- píblíne f (“pipeline”)
- píobaire m (“piper”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
píb | phíb | bpíb |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “píb”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “pípa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “píb”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “píb”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024