drisín
Irish
editEtymology 1
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Noun
editdrisín m (genitive singular drisín, nominative plural drisíní)
Declension
editDeclension of drisín
Etymology 2
editFrom dris (“bramble, briar”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).
Noun
editdrisín m (genitive singular drisín, nominative plural drisíní)
- diminutive of dris
- small bramble
Declension
editDeclension of drisín
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- drisíneach (“prickly, irritable, touchy”, adjective)
- drisíneacht f (“prickliness, irritability, touchiness”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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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
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “drisín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN