Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
breo. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
breo, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
breo in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
breo you have here. The definition of the word
breo will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
breo, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Galician
Verb
breo
- first-person singular present indicative of brear
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish breó.
Pronunciation
Noun
breo m (genitive singular breo, nominative plural breonna)
- brand, torch
- glow
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Irish breóad, verbal noun of breóaid (“burns; enfeebles, weakens, injures, crushes”).
Pronunciation
Noun
breo m (genitive singular breo or breoite)
- verbal noun of breoigh
Declension
- Substantive
- Verbal noun
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Verb
breo
- present subjunctive analytic of breoigh
Mutation
| Irish mutation
|
| Radical
|
Lenition
|
Eclipsis
|
| breo
|
bhreo
|
mbreo
|
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
|
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “breo”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “breó”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “breóad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “breo”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 56
- “breo”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
References
Spanish
Verb
breo
- first-person singular present indicative of brear