bríste

See also: briste

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English breeches.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɾʲiːʃtʲə/

Noun

bríste m (genitive singular bríste, nominative plural brístí)

1. trousers, slacks

   Synonyms: treabhsar, triús

2. breeching (of harness)

Declension

Declension of bríste (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bríste brístí vocative a bhríste a bhrístí genitive bríste brístí dative bríste brístí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bríste na brístí genitive an bhríste na mbrístí dative leis an mbríste don bhríste leis na brístí

Derived terms

• bríste sciota
• brístín
• bunbríste
• fobhríste
• forbhríste

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of bríste

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bríste	bhríste	mbríste

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