abhraiseach
Irish
Etymology
From abhras (“yarn”) + -ach.
Noun
abhraiseach f (genitive singular abhraisí, nominative plural abhraiseacha)
- spinner (of wool)
- Synonyms: abhrasóir, bean abhrais
Declension
Declension of abhraiseach
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- banabhraiseach (“woman spinner; handy woman, housewife”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
abhraiseach | n-abhraiseach | habhraiseach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "abhraiseach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.