ribe

From Middle Irish ruibe (“hair, bristle”), related to ribín (“ribbon”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠɪbʲə/[1]

ribe m (genitive singular ribe, nominative plural ribí)

1. (anatomy) hair (single strand), eyelash, whisker
2. bristle
3. (botany) blade (of grass)

• bun ribe (“carbuncle”)
• ribe róin (“strand of animal hair; shrimp”)
• súil ribe

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ribe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

ribe

1. a type of rice

• ebri, erbi

ribe

1. Alternative form of ruby

From Middle Irish ruibe (“hair, bristle”), related to ribín (“ribbon”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈrˠipə/

ribe m (genitive singular ribe, plural ribeachan)

1. trap, snare
2. hair (a single hair)

• rib

ribe

1. inflection of riba:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural