gaimbín

== Irish == === Etymology === From gamba +‎ -ín. === Pronunciation === (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡamʲbʲiːnʲ/ === Noun === gaimbín m (genitive singular gaimbín, nominative plural gaimbíní) bit (small amount) gaimbín tobac ― a bit of tobacco gaimbíní raice ― bits of wreckage (finance) (exorbitant) interest (price of interest) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (bit): giota (interest): ús ==== Derived terms ==== fear gaimbín (“usurer, money-lender”) ==== Descendants ==== → English: gombeen === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “gaimbín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 346 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gaimbín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN