bréidín

Irish

Etymology 1

From bréid +‎ -ín.

Noun

bréidín m (genitive singular bréidín, nominative plural bréidíní)

1. homespun (cloth); tweed
2. kerchief

   Synonyms: brat cinn, cafarr, ciarsúr

3. (in the plural) gossamer
4. layer

Etymology 2

See bréitsín.

Noun

bréidín m (genitive singular bréidín, nominative plural bréidíní)

1. Alternative form of bréitsín (“wavelet; roll (of hay)”)

Declension

Declension of bréidín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bréidín bréidíní Vocative a bhréidín a bhréidíní Genitive bréidín bréidíní Dative bréidín bréidíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bréidín na bréidíní Genitive an bhréidín na mbréidíní Dative leis an mbréidín don bhréidín leis na bréidíní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bréidín	bhréidín	mbréidín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bréidín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bréidín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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