bréc

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See also: brec and brèç

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *brenkā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenḱ- (“to deviate, corrupt”); cognate with Sanskrit भ्रंश (bhraṃśa, “deviation, decay”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

bréc f (genitive bréice, nominative plural bréca)

  1. lie, falsehood
  2. deception
  3. exaggeration

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative brécL bréicL brécaH
vocative brécL bréicL brécaH
accusative bréicN bréicL brécaH
genitive bréiceH brécL brécN
dative bréicL brécaib brécaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: bréag
  • Manx: breag
  • Scottish Gaelic: breug
  • ⇒ Middle Irish: brécaire

Mutation

Mutation of bréc
radical lenition nasalization
bréc bréc
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ 		mbréc

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 209, page 127; reprinted 2017

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