cuibhreann

From Old Irish cuibrend.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪvʲɾʲən̪ˠ/

cuibhreann m (genitive singular cuibhrinn, nominative plural cuibhrinn)

1. part, portion
2. enclosed field
   • 1894 March, Peadar Mac Fionnlaoigh, “An rí nach robh le fagháil bháis”, in Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge, volume 1:5, Dublin: Gaelic Union, pages 185–88:

     Nuair a chuaidh sé giobhta eile, chonnaic sé cuibhreann talmhan ⁊ scota mór caorach ann, ⁊ bhí siad ramhar, feolmhar, beathaiste, gidh nach robh an féar acht go han-lom.

     When he went a little farther, he saw an enclosed field of ground with a flock of sheep in it, and they were fat, fleshy, and in prime condition, though the grass was very bare.

• “cuibhreann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cuibrenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cuiḃreann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 207
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cuibhreann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

From Old Irish cuibrend.

cuibhreann m (genitive singular cuibhrinn, plural cuibhreannan or cuibhrinnean)

1. part, section
2. (finance) instalment
3. allowance

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