braillín
Irish
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish blaí lín, brá lín (“linen sheet”), by dissimilation, but also influenced in form by brat (“cloth”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
braillín f (genitive singular braillíne, nominative plural braillíní)
Declension
Declension of braillín
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- braillín sneachta (“covering of snow”)
- dul faoin mbraillín (“to go to bed”)
- fear braillíne (“lie-abed”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
braillín | bhraillín | mbraillín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 blaí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “braillín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN