briathar

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See also: bríathar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bríathar, from Proto-Celtic *breitrā (“word”).

Pronunciation

Noun

briathar m or f (genitive singular briathair or bréithre, nominative plural briathra or bréithre)

  1. word
  2. (grammar) verb (a grammatical category of words that indicate an action, event or a state)

Declension

As a masculine first-declension noun with a strong plural
Declension of briathar (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative briathar briathra
vocative a bhriathair a bhriathra
genitive briathair briathra
dative briathar briathra
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an briathar na briathra
genitive an bhriathair na mbriathra
dative leis an mbriathar
don bhriathar 		leis na briathra
As a masculine first-declension noun with a weak plural
Declension of briathar (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative briathar briathra
vocative a bhriathair a bhriathara
genitive briathair briathar
dative briathar briathra
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an briathar na briathra
genitive an bhriathair na mbriathar
dative leis an mbriathar
don bhriathar 		leis na briathra
As feminine second-declension noun with a strong plural
Declension of briathar (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative briathar bréithre
vocative a bhriathar a bhréithre
genitive bréithre bréithre
dative briathar bréithre
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bhriathar na bréithre
genitive na bréithre na mbréithre
dative leis an mbriathar
don bhriathar 		leis na bréithre
As feminine second-declension noun with a weak plural
Declension of briathar (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative briathar bréithre
vocative a bhriathar a bhréithre
genitive bréithre briathar
dative briathar bréithre
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bhriathar na bréithre
genitive na bréithre na mbriathar
dative leis an mbriathar
don bhriathar 		leis na bréithre

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of briathar
radical lenition eclipsis
briathar bhriathar mbriathar

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 203, page 102
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch , Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 54
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 119, page 45

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bríathar, from Proto-Celtic *breitrā.

Pronunciation

Noun

briathar m (genitive singular briathair, plural briathran)

  1. word, term
  2. statement

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of briathar
radical lenition
briathar bhriathar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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