drisín

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

drisín m (genitive singular drisín, nominative plural drisíní)

1. (anatomy) intestine (of animal)
2. drisheen

Declension

Declension of drisín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative drisín drisíní Vocative a dhrisín a dhrisíní Genitive drisín drisíní Dative drisín drisíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an drisín na drisíní Genitive an drisín na ndrisíní Dative leis an drisín don drisín leis na drisíní

Etymology 2

From dris (“bramble, briar”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Noun

drisín m (genitive singular drisín, nominative plural drisíní)

1. diminutive of dris
2. small bramble

Declension

Declension of drisín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative drisín drisíní Vocative a dhrisín a dhrisíní Genitive drisín drisíní Dative drisín drisíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an drisín na drisíní Genitive an drisín na ndrisíní Dative leis an drisín don drisín leis na drisíní

Synonyms

• driseog

Derived terms

• drisíneach (“prickly, irritable, touchy”, adjective)
• drisíneacht f (“prickliness, irritability, touchiness”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
drisín	dhrisín	ndrisín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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