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Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish bréit, probably related to Proto-Celtic *brattos (“mantle”).[1]
Noun
bréid m (genitive singular bréid, nominative plural bréideanna)
- frieze
- cloth, canvas
- strip of cloth, bandage
- rag
Declension
Derived terms
- bréidín (“homespun cloth, tweed; kerchief; layer”)
Verb
bréid (present analytic bréideann, future analytic bréidfidh, verbal noun bréideadh, past participle bréidthe)
- (transitive) patch
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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bréidim
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bréideann tú; bréidir†
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bréideann sé, sí
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bréidimid
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bréideann sibh
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bréideann siad; bréidid†
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a bhréideann; a bhréideas / a mbréideann*; a mbréideas*
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bréidtear
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past
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bhréid mé; bhréideas
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bhréid tú; bhréidis
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bhréid sé, sí
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bhréideamar; bhréid muid
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bhréid sibh; bhréideabhair
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bhréid siad; bhréideadar
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a bhréid / ar bhréid*
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bréideadh
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past habitual
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bhréidinn / mbréidinn‡‡
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bhréidteá / mbréidteᇇ
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bhréideadh sé, sí / mbréideadh sé, s퇇
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bhréidimis; bhréideadh muid / mbréidimis‡‡; mbréideadh muid‡‡
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bhréideadh sibh / mbréideadh sibh‡‡
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bhréididís; bhréideadh siad / mbréididís‡‡; mbréideadh siad‡‡
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a bhréideadh / a mbréideadh*
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bhréidtí / mbréidt퇇
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future
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bréidfidh mé; bréidfead
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bréidfidh tú; bréidfir†
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bréidfidh sé, sí
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bréidfimid; bréidfidh muid
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bréidfidh sibh
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bréidfidh siad; bréidfid†
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a bhréidfidh; a bhréidfeas / a mbréidfidh*; a mbréidfeas*
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bréidfear
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conditional
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bhréidfinn / mbréidfinn‡‡
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bhréidfeá / mbréidfeᇇ
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bhréidfeadh sé, sí / mbréidfeadh sé, s퇇
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bhréidfimis; bhréidfeadh muid / mbréidfimis‡‡; mbréidfeadh muid‡‡
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bhréidfeadh sibh / mbréidfeadh sibh‡‡
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bhréidfidís; bhréidfeadh siad / mbréidfidís‡‡; mbréidfeadh siad‡‡
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a bhréidfeadh / a mbréidfeadh*
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bhréidfí / mbréidf퇇
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subjunctive
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present
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go mbréide mé; go mbréidead†
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go mbréide tú; go mbréidir†
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go mbréide sé, sí
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go mbréidimid; go mbréide muid
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go mbréide sibh
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go mbréide siad; go mbréidid†
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—
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go mbréidtear
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past
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dá mbréidinn
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dá mbréidteá
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dá mbréideadh sé, sí
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dá mbréidimis; dá mbréideadh muid
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dá mbréideadh sibh
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dá mbréididís; dá mbréideadh siad
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—
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dá mbréidtí
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imperative
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bréidim
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bréid
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bréideadh sé, sí
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bréidimis
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bréidigí; bréididh†
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bréididís
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bréidtear
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verbal noun
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bréideadh
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past participle
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bréidte
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
bréid
- vocative/genitive singular of bréad
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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bréid
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bhréid
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mbréid
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bréid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bréid”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “bréid”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
References
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “bréid”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN