Ciribeas

Irish

Alternative forms

• Cireabaití (superseded)

Etymology

From Gilbertese Kiribati

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcɪɾʲəbʲəsˠ/

Proper noun

Ciribeas m (genitive Chiribeas)

1. Kiribati (a country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania; official name: Poblacht Chiribeas)

Declension

Declension of Ciribeas (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative Ciribeas vocative a Chiribeas genitive Ciribeas dative Ciribeas forms with the definite article singular nominative an Ciribeas genitive an Chiribeas dative leis an gCiribeas don Chiribeas

Related terms

• Cireabaitíoch (“Kiribatian”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ciribeas

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Ciribeas	Chiribeas	gCiribeas

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

Further reading

• “Ciribeas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
• “Ciribeas”, in The National Terminology Database for Irish, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge, 2006–2026