brusanta
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Etymology 1
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Adjective
brusanta
- saucy
- impertinent
- Synonyms: dosartha, sonnta, tagrach
Related terms
- brusaire m (“saucy person”)
Etymology 2
Adjective
brusanta
- Alternative form of breabhsánta (“hale; sprightly; spruce”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| brusanta | bhrusanta | mbrusanta |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brusanta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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