abhraiseach

Irish

Etymology

From abhras (“yarn”) +‎ -ach.

Noun

abhraiseach f (genitive singular abhraisí, nominative plural abhraiseacha)

1. spinner (of wool)

   Synonyms: abhrasóir, bean abhrais

Declension

Declension of abhraiseach

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative abhraiseach abhraiseacha Vocative a abhraiseach a abhraiseacha Genitive abhraisí abhraiseach Dative abhraiseach abhraiseacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an abhraiseach na habhraiseacha Genitive na habhraisí na n-abhraiseach Dative leis an abhraiseach don abhraiseach leis na habhraiseacha

Derived terms

• banabhraiseach (“woman spinner; handy woman, housewife”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
abhraiseach	n-abhraiseach	habhraiseach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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