lúibín

Irish

Etymology

From lúb +‎ -ín [from 18th c.]. Compare Manx lhoobeen.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠuːˈbʲiːnʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːbʲiːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːbʲinʲ/

Noun

lúibín m (genitive singular lúibín, nominative plural lúibíní)

  1. little loop, little curl
  2. (knitting) stitch
  3. little nook
  4. parenthesis, bracket (punctuation mark)
  5. ditty (short verse or tune)
  6. pretty girl

Declension
Declension of lúibín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lúibín lúibíní
Vocative a lúibín a lúibíní
Genitive lúibín lúibíní
Dative lúibín lúibíní

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an lúibín na lúibíní
Genitive an lúibín na lúibíní
Dative leis an lúibín

don lúibín

 leis na lúibíní

Derived terms
  • lúibín cufa (“cufflink”)
  • lúibín coille (“arbour, bower”)
  • lúibín cearnach (“square bracket”)
  • lúibín cruinn (“round bracket”)

Further reading
  • “lúibín”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “lúibín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 451
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lúibín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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