breisia

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian breccia.

Noun

breisia f (genitive singular breisia, nominative plural breisiacha)

1. (petrology) breccia

Declension

Declension of breisia

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative breisia breisiacha Vocative a bhreisia a bhreisiacha Genitive breisia breisiacha Dative breisia breisiacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bhreisia na breisiacha Genitive na breisia na mbreisiacha Dative leis an mbreisia don bhreisia leis na breisiacha

Derived terms

• bréagbhreisia (“pseudobreccia”)

References

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