breoite
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Technically a past participle of breoigh (“to sicken”); from Middle Irish breóite, past participle of breóïd (“to weaken, crush”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
breoite
Declension
Declension of breoite
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | breoite | bhreoite | breoite; bhreoite² | |
| Vocative | bhreoite | breoite | ||
| Genitive | breoite | breoite | breoite | |
| Dative | breoite; bhreoite¹ |
bhreoite | breoite; bhreoite² | |
| Comparative | níos breoite | |||
| Superlative | is breoite | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Participle
breoite
Noun
breoite
Mutation
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “breóite”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language