trilseán

Irish

Alternative forms
  • treillseán, trillseán, tríllseáin (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish trillsén. By surface analysis, trilis (“tress; torch”) +‎ -án

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈtʲɾʲɪl̠ʲʃanˠ/, /ˈtʲɾʲɪl̠ʲʃan̪ˠ/

Noun

trilseán m (genitive singular trilseáin, nominative plural trilseáin)

  1. tress, braid, plait
    Synonyms: dlaoi, dual
    trilseán oinniún ― string of onions
  2. (historical) plaited rushlight
  3. (historical) torch, link (torch used to light dark streets)
    Synonym: tóirse

Declension
Declension of trilseán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative trilseán trilseáin
Vocative a thrilseáin a thrilseána
Genitive trilseáin trilseán
Dative trilseán trilseáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an trilseán na trilseáin
Genitive an trilseáin na dtrilseán
Dative leis an trilseán

don trilseán

 leis na trilseáin

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

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