súil ribe

• súil-ribe, súil ruibe

Literally “eye of a snare”, from Middle Irish rib (“snare”), conflated with ruibe (“(individual) hair”) (now spelled ribe).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsˠuːlʲ ˈɾˠɪbʲə/

súil ribe f (genitive singular súile ribe, nominative plural súile ribe)

1. snare (trap, especially one made from a loop of wire)

   Synonyms: dol, gaiste

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 30