briseán
Irish
editEtymology
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Noun
editbriseán m (genitive singular briseáin, nominative plural briseáin)
- (anatomy) pancreas
- Synonym: paincréas
- sweetbread
- Synonym: briseán milis
Declension
editDeclension of briseán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
briseán | bhriseán | mbriseán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “briseán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “briseán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “briseán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024