slíbhín

Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ʃlʲiːˈvʲiːnʲ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈʃl̠ʲiːvʲiːnʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʃl̠ʲiːvʲinʲ/

Noun

slíbhín m (genitive singular slíbhín, nominative plural slíbhíní)

sly person

Declension

Declension of slíbhín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	slíbhín	slíbhíní
Vocative	a shlíbhín	a shlíbhíní
Genitive	slíbhín	slíbhíní
Dative	slíbhín	slíbhíní

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an slíbhín	na slíbhíní
Genitive	an tslíbhín	na slíbhíní
Dative	leis an slíbhín don slíbhín	leis na slíbhíní

Descendants

→ English: sleiveen, sleeveen, sleveen
→ Yola: sleeveen

Mutation

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

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “slíbhín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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