drisín
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Irish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
drisín m (genitive singular drisín, nominative plural drisíní)
Declension[edit]
Declension of drisín
Etymology 2[edit]
From dris (“bramble, briar”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).
Noun[edit]
drisín m (genitive singular drisín, nominative plural drisíní)
- Diminutive of dris
- small bramble
Declension[edit]
Declension of drisín
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- drisíneach (“prickly, irritable, touchy”, adjective)
- drisíneacht f (“prickliness, irritability, touchiness”)
Mutation[edit]
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[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “drisín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN