caib

See also: CAIB

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /kɑbʲ/
• (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /kabʲ/

Noun

caib

1. genitive singular of cab

Mutation

Mutated forms of caib

radical	lenition	eclipsis
caib	chaib	gcaib

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

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

caib m

1. genitive singular of cab

Mutation

Mutation of caib

radical	lenition
caib	chaib

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

Welsh

Etymology

Closely resembles Scottish Gaelic caibe (“mattock”), but deriving the -b- in both Gaelic and Welsh from a common inherited source is difficult. Given that the Gaelic word is not found in Irish, it is possible to postulate that the Gaelic word is a borrowing from a Brittonic substrate language.

Noun

caib m or f (plural ceibiau)

1. pickaxe
2. mattock

   Synonym: batog

Derived terms

• ceibio (“to dig”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of caib

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
caib	gaib	nghaib	chaib

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

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “caib”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “caib”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies