brusanta
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Irish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
brusanta
- saucy
- Synonyms: deiliúsach, giodalach, soibealta
- impertinent
Related terms[edit]
- brusaire m (“saucy person”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Adjective[edit]
brusanta
- Alternative form of breabhsánta (“hale; sprightly; spruce”)
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| brusanta | bhrusanta | mbrusanta |
| 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), “brusanta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN