píobaire
See also: pìobaire
Irish
Alternative forms
- píopaire
Etymology
From píb (“pipe”) + -aire (compare Scottish Gaelic pìobaire).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpʲiːbˠəɾʲə/
Noun
píobaire m (genitive singular píobaire, nominative plural píobairí)
- piper (musician)
- siskin (Spinus spinus)
- homosexual (slang)
Declension
Declension of píobaire
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- an píobaire a íoc (“to pay the piper”)
- píobaireacht f (“(act of) piping, playing on bagpipes; bagpipe music”)
- píobaire fraoigh (“grasshopper”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| píobaire | phíobaire | bpíobaire |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “píobaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “píobaire” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “píobaire” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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