brusanta
Irish
Etymology 1
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Adjective
brusanta
- saucy
- impertinent
- Synonyms: dosartha, sonnta, tagrach
Related terms
- brusaire m (“saucy person”)
Etymology 2
Adjective
brusanta
- alternative form of breabhsánta (“hale; sprightly; spruce”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| brusanta | bhrusanta | mbrusanta |
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) “brusanta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN