drisín

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

drisín m (genitive singular drisín, nominative plural drisíní)

1. (anatomy) intestine (of animal)
2. drisheen

Declension

Declension of drisín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative drisín drisíní vocative a dhrisín a dhrisíní genitive drisín drisíní dative drisín drisíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an drisín na drisíní genitive an drisín na ndrisíní dative leis an drisín don drisín leis na drisíní

Etymology 2

From dris (“bramble, briar”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Noun

drisín m (genitive singular drisín, nominative plural drisíní)

1. diminutive of dris
2. small bramble

Declension

Declension of drisín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative drisín drisíní vocative a dhrisín a dhrisíní genitive drisín drisíní dative drisín drisíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an drisín na drisíní genitive an drisín na ndrisíní dative leis an drisín don drisín leis na drisíní

Synonyms

• driseog

Derived terms

• drisíneach (“prickly, irritable, touchy”, adjective)
• drisíneacht f (“prickliness, irritability, touchiness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of drisín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
drisín	dhrisín	ndrisín

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