bríce
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French brique (“brick”), probably from a Germanic source.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bríce m (genitive singular bríce, nominative plural brící)
- brick (hardened block used for building; building material)
Declension edit
Declension of bríce
Derived terms edit
- aerbhríce m (“air brick”)
- brícléir m, bríceadóir m (“bricklayer”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bríce | bhríce | mbríce |
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) “bríce”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN