breabhsánta
See also: breabhsanta
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Adjective
breabhsánta
- hale; sprightly
- Synonym: breabhsach
- spruce
- Synonym: breabhsach
Derived terms
- breabhsántacht f (“sprightliness in old age; spruceness”)
Related terms
- breabhsaigh (“perk up”, verb)
- breabhsaire m (“spruce, sprightly person”)
- breabhsóg f (“spruce, sprightly woman”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| breabhsánta | bhreabhsánta | mbreabhsánta |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “breabhsánta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “breabhsánta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “breabhsánta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025