maide briste

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “broken stick”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmˠædʲə ˈbʲɾʲɪʃtʲə/[1]

Noun

maide briste m (genitive singular maide bhriste, nominative plural maidí briste)

  1. tongs
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maide,‎ briste.

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of maide briste
radical lenition eclipsis
maide briste mhaide briste not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 217, page 81

Further reading

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