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