bréige
See also: brèige
Irish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editbréige f (genitive singular bréige, nominative plural bréigí)
Declension
editDeclension of bréige
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bréige”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bréige”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “bréige”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 55
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editbréige
Usage notes
editOften used attributively in the sense of "false", for example deora bréige (“crocodile tears”), fiacla bréige (“false teeth”), rabhadh bréige (“false alarm”).
Mutation
editIrish 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. |