brúitín

Irish

Etymology

From brúite (“pressed”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠuːˈtʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠuːtʲiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠuːtʲinʲ/

Noun

brúitín m (genitive singular brúitín, nominative plural brúitíní)

1. mashed potatoes
2. mash, pap, pulp
3. Alternative form of brúitíneach (“stumpy person; stuffy person”)

Declension

Declension of brúitín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative brúitín brúitíní Vocative a bhrúitín a bhrúitíní Genitive brúitín brúitíní Dative brúitín brúitíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an brúitín na brúitíní Genitive an bhrúitín na mbrúitíní Dative leis an mbrúitín don bhrúitín leis na brúitíní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
brúitín	bhrúitín	mbrúitín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brúitín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “brúitín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “brúitín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024