síbín

See also: şibin

Irish

Etymology

From séibe (“mugful”) +‎ -ín (diminutive).[1]

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): [ʃiːˈbʲiːnʲ]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈʃiːbʲiːnʲ]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈʃiːbʲinʲ]

Noun

síbín m (genitive singular síbín, nominative plural síbíní)

Declension

Declension of síbín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	síbín	síbíní
Vocative	a shíbín	a shíbíní
Genitive	síbín	síbíní
Dative	síbín	síbíní

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an síbín	na síbíní
Genitive	an tsíbín	na síbíní
Dative	leis an síbín don síbín	leis na síbíní

Descendants

→ English: shebeen
- → Afrikaans: sjebeen
- → Xhosa: ishibhini

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
síbín	shíbín after an, tsíbín	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

In search of the real shebeen, Irish Times, Sat, Nov 23, 2019, .
https://twitter.com/aonghusoha/status/1355549458596028418

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “síbín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “séibín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 632

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