breab
Irish
Etymology
From Old French bribe (“gift; morsel of bread”), with semantic shift paralleling that of English bribe. The verb is derived from the noun.
Pronunciation
Noun
breab f (genitive singular breibe, nominative plural breaba)
Declension
Declension of breab
Derived terms
- breabiriseoireacht (“checkbook journalism”)
Verb
breab (present analytic breabann, future analytic breabfaidh, verbal noun breabadh, past participle breabtha)
Conjugation
conjugation of breab (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
breab | bhreab | mbreab |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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Verb
breab (past bhreab, future breabaidh, verbal noun breabadh, past participle breabte)
Derived terms
- breabadair (“weaver”)
Noun
breab f or m (genitive singular breaba, plural breaban)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
breab | bhreab |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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- Irish terms borrowed from Old French
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