bréag

See also: breag and bréag-

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bréc.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bʲɾʲiːa̯ɡ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /bʲɾʲeːɡ/

Noun

bréag f (genitive singular bréige, nominative plural bréaga)

1. lie, falsehood
2. deception, deceit

Declension

Declension of bréag

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bréag bréaga Vocative a bhréag a bhréaga Genitive bréige bréag Dative bréag bréig (archaic, dialectal) bréaga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bhréag na bréaga Genitive na bréige na mbréag Dative leis an mbréag leis an mbréig (archaic, dialectal) don bhréag don bhréig (archaic, dialectal) leis na bréaga

Derived terms

• bréagán
• bréagfholt

Verb

bréag (present analytic bréagann, future analytic bréagfaidh, verbal noun bréagadh, past participle bréagtha)

1. to lie (tell a falsehood)
2. to deceive
3. to soothe

Conjugation

conjugation of bréag (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	bréagaim	bréagann tú; bréagair†	bréagann sé, sí	bréagaimid	bréagann sibh	bréagann siad; bréagaid†	a bhréagann; a bhréagas / a mbréagann*; a mbréagas*	bréagtar
	past	bhréag mé; bhréagas	bhréag tú; bhréagais	bhréag sé, sí	bhréagamar; bhréag muid	bhréag sibh; bhréagabhair	bhréag siad; bhréagadar	a bhréag / ar bhréag*	bréagadh
	past habitual	bhréagainn / mbréagainn‡‡	bhréagtá / mbréagtᇇ	bhréagadh sé, sí / mbréagadh sé, s퇇	bhréagaimis; bhréagadh muid / mbréagaimis‡‡; mbréagadh muid‡‡	bhréagadh sibh / mbréagadh sibh‡‡	bhréagaidís; bhréagadh siad / mbréagaidís‡‡; mbréagadh siad‡‡	a bhréagadh / a mbréagadh*	bhréagtaí / mbréagta퇇
future		bréagfaidh mé; bréagfad	bréagfaidh tú; bréagfair†	bréagfaidh sé, sí	bréagfaimid; bréagfaidh muid	bréagfaidh sibh	bréagfaidh siad; bréagfaid†	a bhréagfaidh; a bhréagfas / a mbréagfaidh*; a mbréagfas*	bréagfar
conditional		bhréagfainn / mbréagfainn‡‡	bhréagfá / mbréagfᇇ	bhréagfadh sé, sí / mbréagfadh sé, s퇇	bhréagfaimis; bhréagfadh muid / mbréagfaimis‡‡; mbréagfadh muid‡‡	bhréagfadh sibh / mbréagfadh sibh‡‡	bhréagfaidís; bhréagfadh siad / mbréagfaidís‡‡; mbréagfadh siad‡‡	a bhréagfadh / a mbréagfadh*	bhréagfaí / mbréagfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go mbréaga mé; go mbréagad†	go mbréaga tú; go mbréagair†	go mbréaga sé, sí	go mbréagaimid; go mbréaga muid	go mbréaga sibh	go mbréaga siad; go mbréagaid†	—	go mbréagtar
	past	dá mbréagainn	dá mbréagtá	dá mbréagadh sé, sí	dá mbréagaimis; dá mbréagadh muid	dá mbréagadh sibh	dá mbréagaidís; dá mbréagadh siad	—	dá mbréagtaí
imperative		bréagaim	bréag	bréagadh sé, sí	bréagaimis	bréagaigí; bréagaidh†	bréagaidís	—	bréagtar
verbal noun		bréagadh
past participle		bréagtha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

• bréagach
• bréagadóir

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bréag	bhréag	mbréag
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 54
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bréag”, 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 55