bríce

See also: brice and Brice

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French brique (“brick”), probably from a Germanic source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɾʲiːcɪ/

Noun

bríce m (genitive singular bríce, nominative plural brící)

1. brick (hardened block used for building; building material)

Declension

Declension of bríce

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bríce brící Vocative a bhríce a bhrící Genitive bríce brící Dative bríce brící

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bríce na brící Genitive an bhríce na mbrící Dative leis an mbríce don bhríce leis na brící

Derived terms

• aerbhríce m (“air brick”)
• brícléir m, bríceadóir m (“bricklayer”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bríce	bhríce	mbríce
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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