breáichte

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɾʲaːxtʲə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɾʲeːxtʲə/, [ˈbʲɾʲɛə̯xtʲə]

Etymology 1

From breá +‎ -ichte.

Alternative forms

• breáthacht
• breághaichte (obsolete)

Noun

breáichte f (genitive singular breáichte)

1. beauty, splendour

   Synonym: áilleacht

2. fineness (quality or degree of being fine)

Declension

Declension of breáichte

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative breáichte Vocative a bhreáichte Genitive breáichte Dative breáichte

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an bhreáichte Genitive na breáichte Dative leis an mbreáichte don bhreáichte

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “breáichte”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Adjective

breáichte

1. (Ulster) comparative degree of breá

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
breáichte	bhreáichte	mbreáichte
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.