breis
See also: Breis
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish breis (“increase; profit, advantage”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbreis f (genitive singular breise, nominative plural breiseanna)
Declension
editDeclension of breis
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
edit- (increment): breisíocht, incrimint
Derived terms
edit- breischéim (“comparative”)
- breisigh (“to increase, add to”)
- comhbhreis (“common difference”)
- de bhreis ar (“over and above”)
Adverb
editbreis
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
breis | bhreis | mbreis |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “breis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 57