brillín

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish brillín. By surface analysis, breall (clitoris) +‎ -ín.

Noun

brillín m (genitive singular brillín, nominative plural brillíní)

  1. (anatomy) clitoris

Declension

Declension of brillín (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative brillín brillíní
vocative a bhrillín a bhrillíní
genitive brillín brillíní
dative brillín brillíní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an brillín na brillíní
genitive an bhrillín na mbrillíní
dative leis an mbrillín
don bhrillín
leis na brillíní

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of brillín
radical lenition eclipsis
brillín bhrillín mbrillín

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