bréan
See also: brean
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish brén (“putrid, stinking, rotten”), from Proto-Celtic *bragnos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bréan (genitive singular masculine bréin, genitive singular feminine bréine, plural bréana, comparative bréine)
- fetid, rancid, foul
- (with de) fed up (with), sick (of)
- Tá mé bréan de do bhréaga.
- I’m sick of your lies.
Declension
Declension of bréan
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | bréan | bhréan | bréana; bhréana² | |
Vocative | bhréin | bréana | ||
Genitive | bréine | bréana | bréan | |
Dative | bréan; bhréan¹ |
bhréan; bhréin (archaic) |
bréana; bhréana² | |
Comparative | níos bréine | |||
Superlative | is bréine |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
Noun
bréan m (genitive singular bréin, nominative plural bréin)
Declension
Declension of bréan
Synonyms
Verb
bréan (present analytic bréanann, future analytic bréanfaidh, verbal noun bréanadh, past participle bréanta)
Conjugation
conjugation of bréan (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
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