píb

See also: pib and PIB

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish pípa, píp, from Vulgar Latin pipa. Compare Scottish Gaelic pìob. Doublet of píopa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʲiːbʲ/

Noun

píb f (genitive singular píbe, nominative plural píoba)

(music, construction) pipe
(anatomy) windpipe; throat, neck

Declension

Declension of píb

Irregular

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	píb	píoba
Vocative	a phíb	a phíoba
Genitive	píbe	píob
Dative	píb	píoba

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an phíb	na píoba
Genitive	na píbe	na bpíob
Dative	leis an bpíb don phíb	leis na píoba

Derived terms

Derived terms

banna píob m (“pipe band”)
píb- (“-throated”)

píbín (diminutive)
píblíne f (“pipeline”)

píb mhála f (“bagpipe”)
píb uilleann f (“uilleann pipes”)

píobaire m (“piper”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
píb	phíb	bpíb
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"píb" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“pípa” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Entries containing “píb” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “píb” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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