brusanta
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Irish
[edit]Etymology 1
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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