brusanta

Irish

Etymology 1

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Adjective

brusanta

1. saucy

   Synonyms: deiliúsach, giodalach, soibealta

2. impertinent

   Synonyms: dosartha, sonnta, tagrach

Related terms

• brusaire m (“saucy person”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

brusanta

1. Alternative form of breabhsánta (“hale; sprightly; spruce”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of brusanta

radical	lenition	eclipsis
brusanta	bhrusanta	mbrusanta

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