píobarnach

Irish

Alternative forms

• piobarnaigh (Ulster)

Etymology

From píb (“pipe”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpʲɨ̞bˠəɾˠn̪ˠĩː/ (corresponding to the form piobarnaigh)

Noun

píobarnach f (genitive singular píobarnaí)

1. wheezing (also functioning as a verbal noun for a verb with no finite forms)

Declension

Declension of píobarnach

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative píobarnach Vocative a phíobarnach Genitive píobarnaí Dative píobarnach píobarnaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an phíobarnach Genitive na píobarnaí Dative leis an bpíobarnach leis an bpíobarnaigh (archaic, dialectal) don phíobarnach don phíobarnaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
píobarnach	phíobarnach	bpíobarnach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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