trilseán

Irish

Alternative forms

  • treillseán, trillseán, tríllseáin (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish trillsén. By surface analysis, trilis (“tress; torch”) +‎ -án

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈtʲɾʲɪl̠ʲʃanˠ/, /ˈtʲɾʲɪl̠ʲʃan̪ˠ/

Noun

trilseán m (genitive singular trilseáin, nominative plural trilseáin)

  1. tress, braid, plait
    Synonyms: dlaoi, dual
    trilseán oinniún ― string of onions
  2. (historical) plaited rushlight
  3. (historical) torch, link (torch used to light dark streets)
    Synonym: tóirse

Declension

Declension of trilseán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative trilseán trilseáin
vocative a thrilseáin a thrilseána
genitive trilseáin trilseán
dative trilseán trilseáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an trilseán na trilseáin
genitive an trilseáin na dtrilseán
dative leis an trilseán
don trilseán 		leis na trilseáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of trilseán
radical lenition eclipsis
trilseán thrilseán dtrilseán

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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