briathar

See also: bríathar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bríathar, from Proto-Celtic *brētrā (“word”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɾʲiəhəɾˠ/
• (Aran, Connemara) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɾʲiəɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɾʲiːhəɾˠ/

Noun

briathar m or f (genitive singular briathair or bréithre, nominative plural briathra or bréithre)

1. word
2. (grammar) verb (a grammatical category of words that indicate an action, event or a state)

Declension

As a masculine first-declension noun with a strong plural

Declension of briathar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative briathar briathra Vocative a bhriathair a bhriathra Genitive briathair briathra Dative briathar briathra

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an briathar na briathra Genitive an bhriathair na mbriathra Dative leis an mbriathar don bhriathar leis na briathra

As a masculine first-declension noun with a weak plural

Declension of briathar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative briathar briathra Vocative a bhriathair a bhriathara Genitive briathair briathar Dative briathar briathra

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an briathar na briathra Genitive an bhriathair na mbriathar Dative leis an mbriathar don bhriathar leis na briathra

As feminine second-declension noun with a strong plural

Declension of briathar

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative briathar bréithre Vocative a bhriathar a bhréithre Genitive bréithre bréithre Dative briathar bréithre

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bhriathar na bréithre Genitive na bréithre na mbréithre Dative leis an mbriathar don bhriathar leis na bréithre

As feminine second-declension noun with a weak plural

Declension of briathar

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative briathar bréithre Vocative a bhriathar a bhréithre Genitive bréithre briathar Dative briathar bréithre

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bhriathar na bréithre Genitive na bréithre na mbriathar Dative leis an mbriathar don bhriathar leis na bréithre

Derived terms

• briathar cúntach
• briathar substainteach
• briathartha
• dobhriathar

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
briathar	bhriathar	mbriathar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bríathar, from Proto-Celtic *brētrā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾʲiəhəɾ/

Noun

briathar m (genitive singular briathair, plural briathran)

1. word, term
2. statement

Derived terms

• aon-bhriathrach
• briathrach
• briathrachas
• dearbh-bhriathar

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
briathar	bhriathar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.