clib

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

clib f (genitive singular clibe, nominative plural clibeanna)

  1. tag (metallic binding, tube, or point at the end of a string or lace)
  2. alternative form of clibín
  3. alternative form of cliobóg

Declension

Declension of clib (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative clib clibeanna
vocative a chlib a chlibeanna
genitive clibe clibeanna
dative clib clibeanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chlib na clibeanna
genitive na clibe na gclibeanna
dative leis an gclib
don chlib
leis na clibeanna

Derived terms

  • clib madra
  • clib aitheantais

Mutation

Mutated forms of clib
radical lenition eclipsis
clib chlib gclib

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

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