bréag

See also: breag and bréag-

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bréc, from Proto-Celtic *brenkā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenḱ- (“to deviate, corrupt”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bʲɾʲiːa̯ɡ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /bʲɾʲeːɡ/

Noun

bréag f (genitive singular bréige, nominative plural bréaga)

1. lie, falsehood
2. deception, deceit

Declension

Declension of bréag (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative bréag bréaga vocative a bhréag a bhréaga genitive bréige bréag dative bréag bréig (archaic, dialectal) bréaga forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an bhréag na bréaga genitive na bréige na mbréag dative leis an mbréag leis an mbréig (archaic, dialectal) don bhréag don bhréig (archaic, dialectal) leis na bréaga

Derived terms

• bréagán
• bréagfholt

Verb

bréag (present analytic bréagann, future analytic bréagfaidh, verbal noun bréagadh, past participle bréagtha)

1. to cajole
2. to beguile
3. to decoy (lead into danger by artifice)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bréag (first conjugation – A)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	bréagaim	bréagann tú; bréagair†	bréagann sé, sí	bréagaimid; bréagann muid	bréagann sibh	bréagann siad; bréagaid†	a bhréagann; a bhréagas	bréagtar
past	bhréag mé; bhréagas	bhréag tú; bhréagais	bhréag sé, sí	bhréagamar; bhréag muid	bhréag sibh; bhréagabhair	bhréag siad; bhréagadar	a bhréag	bréagadh
past habitual	bhréagainn / bréagainn‡	bhréagtá / bréagtá‡	bhréagadh sé, sí / bréagadh sé, sí‡	bhréagaimis; bhréagadh muid / bréagaimis‡; bréagadh muid‡	bhréagadh sibh / bréagadh sibh‡	bhréagaidís; bhréagadh siad / bréagaidís‡; bréagadh siad‡	a bhréagadh	bhréagtaí / bréagtaí‡
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	bréagfaidh mé; bréagfad	bréagfaidh tú; bréagfair†	bréagfaidh sé, sí	bréagfaimid; bréagfaidh muid	bréagfaidh sibh	bréagfaidh siad; bréagfaid†	a bhréagfaidh; a bhréagfas	bréagfar
conditional	bhréagfainn / bréagfainn‡	bhréagfá / bréagfá‡	bhréagfadh sé, sí / bréagfadh sé, sí‡	bhréagfaimis; bhréagfadh muid / bréagfaimis‡; bréagfadh muid‡	bhréagfadh sibh / bréagfadh sibh‡	bhréagfaidís; bhréagfadh siad / bréagfaidís‡; bréagfadh siad‡	a bhréagfadh	bhréagfaí / bréagfaí‡
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	go mbréaga mé; go mbréagad†	go mbréaga tú; go mbréagair†	go mbréaga sé, sí	go mbréagaimid; go mbréaga muid	go mbréaga sibh	go mbréaga siad; go mbréagaid†	—	go mbréagtar
past	dá mbréagainn	dá mbréagtá	dá mbréagadh sé, sí	dá mbréagaimis; dá mbréagadh muid	dá mbréagadh sibh	dá mbréagaidís; dá mbréagadh siad	—	dá mbréagtaí
imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	bréagaim	bréag	bréagadh sé, sí	bréagaimis	bréagaigí; bréagaidh†	bréagaidís	—	bréagtar
past participle	bréagtha
verbal noun	bréagadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Derived terms

• bréagach
• bréagadóir

Mutation

Mutated forms of bréag

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bréag	bhréag	mbréag

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “bréag”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 119; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bréag”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN