bréidín

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bʲɾʲeːˈdʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɾʲeːdʲiːnʲ/

Etymology 1

From bréid +‎ -ín.

Noun

bréidín m (genitive singular bréidín, nominative plural bréidíní)

1. homespun (cloth); tweed
2. kerchief

   Synonyms: brat cinn, cafarr, ciarsúr

3. (in the plural) gossamer
4. layer

Etymology 2

See bréitsín.

Noun

bréidín m (genitive singular bréidín, nominative plural bréidíní)

1. Alternative form of bréitsín (“wavelet; roll (of hay)”)

Declension

Declension of bréidín (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative bréidín bréidíní vocative a bhréidín a bhréidíní genitive bréidín bréidíní dative bréidín bréidíní forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an bréidín na bréidíní genitive an bhréidín na mbréidíní dative leis an mbréidín don bhréidín leis na bréidíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of bréidín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bréidín	bhréidín	mbréidín

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bréidín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bréidín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bréidín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN