píb
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish pípa, píp, from Vulgar Latin *pīpa, from Latin pipire, pipiare, pipare, from pīpiō (“to chirp, peep”), of imitative origin. Compare Scottish Gaelic pìob. Doublet of píopa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʲiːbʲ/
Noun
Declension
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
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “pípa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “píb” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “píb” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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