bréige
See also: brèige
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
bréige f (genitive singular bréige, nominative plural bréigí)
Declension edit
Declension of bréige
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bréige”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “bréige” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bréige” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 55
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
bréige
Usage notes edit
Often used attributively in the sense of "false", for example deora bréige (“crocodile tears”), fiacla bréige (“false teeth”), rabhadh bréige (“false alarm”).
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bréige | bhréige | mbréige |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |