breab
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old French bribe (“gift; morsel of bread”), with semantic shift paralleling that of English bribe. The verb is derived from the noun.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
breab f (genitive singular breibe, nominative plural breaba)
Declension edit
Declension of breab
Derived terms edit
- breabiriseoireacht (“checkbook journalism”)
Verb edit
breab (present analytic breabann, future analytic breabfaidh, verbal noun breabadh, past participle breabtha)
Conjugation edit
conjugation of breab (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
breab | bhreab | mbreab |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish prep (“a bounce, start”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
breab (past bhreab, future breabaidh, verbal noun breabadh, past participle breabte)
Derived terms edit
- breabadair (“weaver”)
Noun edit
breab f or m (genitive singular breaba, plural breaban)
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
breab | bhreab |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |