bríste

See also: briste

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English breeches.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbʲɾʲiːʃtʲə]

Noun

bríste m (genitive singular bríste, nominative plural brístí)

trousers, slacks
(of harness) breeching

Declension

Declension of bríste

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bríste	brístí
Vocative	a bhríste	a bhrístí
Genitive	bríste	brístí
Dative	bríste	brístí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an bríste	na brístí
Genitive	an bhríste	na mbrístí
Dative	leis an mbríste don bhríste	leis na brístí

Synonyms

Derived terms

bríste sciota, brístín (“shorts”)
fobhríste (“underpants”)
forbhríste (“overalls”)
póca bríste (“trouser pocket”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bríste	bhríste	mbríste
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"bríste" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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