brístín

Irish

Etymology

From bríste (“slacks”) +‎ -ín.

Noun

brístín m (genitive singular brístín, nominative plural brístíní)

1. panties, knickers
2. shorts

Declension

Declension of brístín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative brístín brístíní Vocative a bhrístín a bhrístíní Genitive brístín brístíní Dative brístín brístíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an brístín na brístíní Genitive an bhrístín na mbrístíní Dative leis an mbrístín don bhrístín leis na brístíní

Synonyms

• (shorts): bríste sciota

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
brístín	bhrístín	mbrístín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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