clibirt

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈclʲɪbʲəɾˠtʲ/[2]

Noun

clibirt f (genitive singular clibirte, nominative plural clibirtí)

  1. scrimmage
  2. (rugby) scrum, scrummage

Declension

Declension of clibirt (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative clibirt clibirtí
vocative a chlibirt a chlibirtí
genitive clibirte clibirtí
dative clibirt clibirtí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chlibirt na clibirtí
genitive na clibirte na gclibirtí
dative leis an gclibirt
don chlibirt 		leis na clibirtí

Derived terms

  • leathchúlaí clibirte (“scrum-half”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of clibirt
radical lenition eclipsis
clibirt chlibirt gclibirt

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ “clibirt”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 83, page 45

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “clibirt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 205; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “clibirt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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