ribín
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Irish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English riban.
Noun[edit]
ribín m (genitive singular ribín, nominative plural ribíní)
Declension[edit]
Declension of ribín
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- ribín gualainne (“shoulder-strap”)
- ribín hata (“hatband”)
- ribín ridireachta (“cordon”)
- ribín seoil (“reef-point, gasket”)
- ribín tomhais (“tape-measure”)
- ribíneach (“ribboned; ribbon-like; torn to ribbons, tattered”, adjective)
- Ribíneach m (“Ribbonman”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
ribín m (genitive singular ribín, nominative plural ribíní)
- Diminutive of ribe (“(single) hair; bristle; bristling, angry, appearance; blade; shred, tuft; filament”)
Declension[edit]
Declension of ribín
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ribín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “ribín” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ribín” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.