braillín
Irish
braillíní
Etymology
From Middle Irish blaí lín, brá lín (“linen sheet”), by dissimilation, but also influenced in form by brat (“cloth”). The first part blaí is identical to Icelandic blæja (“veil, canopy”).[3]
Pronunciation
- (Cork) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑɾʲˈlʲiːnʲ/ (corresponding to the alternative form bairlín)
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠɑːl̠ʲiːnʲ/ (corresponding to the alternative form bráillín)
Noun
braillín f (genitive singular braillíne, nominative plural braillíní)
Declension
Declension of braillín
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- braillín sneachta (“covering of snow”)
- dul faoin mbraillín (“to go to bed”)
- fear braillíne (“lie-abed”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| braillín | bhraillín | mbraillín |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “bairlín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “braitlín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Carl J. S. Marstrander (1915) Bidrag til det norske sprogs historie i Irland, Kristiania: I kommission hos J. Dybwad, pages 37-38
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 blaí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “braillín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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