gaimbín

Irish

Etymology

From gamba +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

Noun

gaimbín m (genitive singular gaimbín, nominative plural gaimbíní)

  1. bit (small amount)
    gaimbín tobac ― a bit of tobacco
    gaimbíní raice ― bits of wreckage
  2. (finance) (exorbitant) interest (price of interest)

Declension

Declension of gaimbín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gaimbín gaimbíní
vocative a ghaimbín a ghaimbíní
genitive gaimbín gaimbíní
dative gaimbín gaimbíní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an gaimbín na gaimbíní
genitive an ghaimbín na ngaimbíní
dative leis an ngaimbín
don ghaimbín 		leis na gaimbíní

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • fear gaimbín (“usurer, money-lender”)

Descendants

  • → English: gombeen

Mutation

Mutated forms of gaimbín
radical lenition eclipsis
gaimbín ghaimbín ngaimbín

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

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 122

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