géibheann

Irish

Alternative forms

  • géibhionn (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From Old Irish gébend.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɟeːvʲən̪ˠ/
  • (Cork) IPA(key): /ˈɟeːvʲɪɲ/ (as if spelled géibhing)

Noun

géibheann m (genitive singular géibhinn, nominative plural géibhinn)

  1. fetter, prison
  2. hobble, trouble, great distress, danger, strait

Usage notes

The word is masculine in Corca Dhuibhne in County Kerry, but feminine in County Cork,[3] where the historical feminine dative singular géibhinn is now used as nominative. In Cape Clear Island, géibhinn is pronounced with a final /ɲ/ (as if spelled géibhing), which is unexpected since historical -inn became /ənʲ/ in the barony of Carbery West and in County Kerry.

Declension

Declension of géibheann (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative géibheann géibhinn
vocative a ghéibhinn a ghéibheanna
genitive géibhinn géibheann
dative géibheann géibhinn
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an géibheann na géibhinn
genitive an ghéibhinn na ngéibheann
dative leis an ngéibheann
don ghéibheann 		leis na géibhinn

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of géibheann
radical lenition eclipsis
géibheann ghéibheann ngéibheann

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

References

  1. ^ “géibheann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gébend”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Ó Buachalla, Breandán (2017) James McCloskey and Cathal Goan, editors, Cnuasach Chléire, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, page 161

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