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Old Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin brevis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
breib
- short
Declension
| i-stem
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| Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
|
breib
|
breib
|
breib
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| Vocative
|
breib
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| Accusative
|
breib
|
breib
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| Genitive
|
breib
|
breibe
|
breib
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| Dative
|
breib
|
breib
|
breib
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| Plural
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Masculine
|
Feminine/neuter
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| Nominative
|
breibi
|
breibi
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| Vocative
|
breibi
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| Accusative
|
breibi
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| Genitive
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breib*
breibe
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| Dative
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breibib
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| Notes
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*not when substantivized
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Synonyms
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| breib
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breib
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
|
mbreib
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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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