brúitín

Irish

Etymology

From brúite (“pressed”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠuːˈtʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠuːtʲiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠuːtʲinʲ/

Noun

brúitín m (genitive singular brúitín, nominative plural brúitíní)

1. mashed potatoes
2. mash, pap, pulp
3. Alternative form of brúitíneach (“stumpy person; stuffy person”)

Declension

Declension of brúitín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative brúitín brúitíní vocative a bhrúitín a bhrúitíní genitive brúitín brúitíní dative brúitín brúitíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an brúitín na brúitíní genitive an bhrúitín na mbrúitíní dative leis an mbrúitín don bhrúitín leis na brúitíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of brúitín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
brúitín	bhrúitín	mbrúitín

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