drisín

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

drisín m (genitive singular drisín, nominative plural drisíní)

  1. (anatomy) intestine (of animal)
  2. drisheen
Declension
Declension of drisín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative drisín drisíní
vocative a dhrisín a dhrisíní
genitive drisín drisíní
dative drisín drisíní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an drisín na drisíní
genitive an drisín na ndrisíní
dative leis an drisín
don drisín 		leis na drisíní

Etymology 2

From dris (“bramble, briar”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Noun

drisín m (genitive singular drisín, nominative plural drisíní)

  1. diminutive of dris
  2. small bramble
Declension
Declension of drisín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative drisín drisíní
vocative a dhrisín a dhrisíní
genitive drisín drisíní
dative drisín drisíní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an drisín na drisíní
genitive an drisín na ndrisíní
dative leis an drisín
don drisín 		leis na drisíní
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • drisíneach (“prickly, irritable, touchy”, adjective)
  • drisíneacht f (“prickliness, irritability, touchiness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of drisín
radical lenition eclipsis
drisín dhrisín ndrisín

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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