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

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
drisín dhrisín ndrisín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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