abhraiseach

Irish

Etymology

From abhras (“yarn”) +‎ -ach.

Noun

abhraiseach f (genitive singular abhraisí, nominative plural abhraiseacha)

1. spinner (of wool)

   Synonyms: abhrasóir, bean abhrais

Declension

Declension of abhraiseach (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative abhraiseach abhraiseacha vocative a abhraiseach a abhraiseacha genitive abhraisí abhraiseach dative abhraiseach abhraiseacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an abhraiseach na habhraiseacha genitive na habhraisí na n-abhraiseach dative leis an abhraiseach don abhraiseach leis na habhraiseacha

Derived terms

• banabhraiseach (“woman spinner; handy woman, housewife”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of abhraiseach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
abhraiseach	n-abhraiseach	habhraiseach	not applicable

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) “abhraiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN