brecc

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *brikkos.

Pronunciation

Adjective

brecc

  1. speckled, spotted, flecked
  2. checkered
  3. variegated

Inflection

o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative brecc brecc brecc
Vocative bricc*
brecc**
Accusative brecc bricc
Genitive bricc bricce bricc
Dative briucc bricc briucc
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative bricc brecca
Vocative briccu
brecca†
Accusative briccu
brecca†
Genitive brecc
Dative breccaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Descendants

  • Irish: breac
  • Manx: breck
  • Scottish Gaelic: breac

Noun

brecc m (genitive bricc, nominative plural bricc)

  1. trout

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative brecc breccL briccL
Vocative bricc breccL briccuH
Accusative breccN breccL briccuH
Genitive briccL brecc breccN
Dative briuccL breccaib breccaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

Mutation of brecc
radical lenition nasalization
brecc brecc
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ 		mbrecc

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

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