maide briste

Irish

Etymology

Literally, broken stick

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmˠædʲə ˈbʲɾʲɪʃtʲə/

Noun

maide briste m (genitive singular maide bhriste, nominative plural maidí briste)

  1. tongs
    Synonym: tlú
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maide, briste.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
maide briste mhaide briste not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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