aibrisc

Irish

Etymology

From aith- +‎ briosc.

Adjective

aibrisc (genitive singular masculine aibrisc, genitive singular feminine aibrisce, plural aibrisce, comparative aibrisce)

1. brittle, frail

Declension

Declension of aibrisc

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	aibrisc	aibrisc	aibrisce
Vocative	aibrisc		aibrisce
Genitive		aibrisce	aibrisce	aibrisc
Dative	aibrisc	aibrisc	aibrisce
Comparative	níos aibrisce
Superlative	is aibrisce

Related terms

• aibrisce f (“brittleness, frailty”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aibrisc	n-aibrisc	haibrisc	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

Further reading

• Entries containing “aibrisc” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.