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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish breth, verbal noun of beirid (“to carry, bear, bring forth, judge”).
Pronunciation
Noun
breith f (genitive singular breithe, nominative plural breitheanna)
- verbal noun of beir
- birth
- lay (of hens)
- bearing capacity
- bringing, taking
- seizing; catching, overtaking
- judgment, decision
- injunction
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| breith
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bhreith
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mbreith
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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) “breith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “breth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume 52, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 26
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 50
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish breth, verbal noun of beirid (“to carry, bear, bring forth, judge”).
Pronunciation
Noun
breith f (genitive singular breith, plural breithean)
- opinion
- assessment, judgment
- decision
- sentence, verdict
Derived terms
Noun
breith f (genitive singular breith, plural breithean)
- verbal noun of beir
- birth
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “breith”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “breth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language