bruinneall
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish bruinnell (“girl, maiden, damsel”).
Noun
bruinneall f (genitive singular bruinnille, nominative plural bruinnealla)
- maiden
- Synonyms: ainnir, cailín óg, ógbhean
- fair maiden
- Synonyms: ainnir, spéirbhean, spéirbhruinneall
Declension
Declension of bruinneall
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- bológ na bruinnille (“bride-cake, bride's-cake”)
- spéirbhruinneall (“beautiful girl”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bruinneall | bhruinneall | mbruinneall |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "bruinneall" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “bruinnell”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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