brístín

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Irish

Etymology

From bríste (“slacks”) +‎ -ín.

Noun

brístín m (genitive singular brístín, nominative plural brístíní)

  1. panties, knickers
  2. shorts

Declension

Declension of brístín (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative brístín brístíní
vocative a bhrístín a bhrístíní
genitive brístín brístíní
dative brístín brístíní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an brístín na brístíní
genitive an bhrístín na mbrístíní
dative leis an mbrístín
don bhrístín 		leis na brístíní

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of brístín
radical lenition eclipsis
brístín bhrístín mbrístín

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

References

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