binn tí

Irish

Alternative forms

  • binn toighe

Etymology

Literally, “peak of a house”

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /bʲɨn̪ˠ ˈt̪ˠiə/[1] (corresponding to the form binn toighe)

Noun

binn tí f (genitive singular binn tí, nominative plural beanna tí)

  1. (architecture) gable end (side of a building topped by a gable)

Mutation

Mutated forms of binn tí
radical lenition eclipsis
binn tí bhinn tí mbinn tí

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 462, page 149

Further reading

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