braisle

Irish

Alternative forms

• braisil

Etymology

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Noun

braisle f (genitive singular braisle, nominative plural braislí)

1. cluster
2. clump
3. nestful (of eggs)

Declension

Declension of braisle (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative braisle braislí vocative a bhraisle a bhraislí genitive braisle braislí dative braisle braislí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bhraisle na braislí genitive na braisle na mbraislí dative leis an mbraisle don bhraisle leis na braislí

Derived terms

• réaltbhraisle

Mutation

Mutated forms of braisle

radical	lenition	eclipsis
braisle	bhraisle	mbraisle

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