brat cinn

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “head covering”

Noun

brat cinn m (genitive singular brait chinn, nominative plural brait chinn)

  1. kerchief (worn on the head)
    Synonyms: ciarsúr, cafarr

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
brat cinn bhrat cinn mbrat cinn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brat”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “brat cinn” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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