bréid

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bréit, probably related to Proto-Celtic *brattos (“mantle”).[1]

Noun

bréid m (genitive singular bréid, nominative plural bréideanna)

  1. frieze
  2. cloth, canvas
  3. strip of cloth, bandage
  4. rag
Declension
Declension of bréid (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative bréid bréideanna
vocative a bhréid a bhréideanna
genitive bréid bréideanna
dative bréid bréideanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bréid na bréideanna
genitive an bhréid na mbréideanna
dative leis an mbréid
don bhréid 		leis na bréideanna
Derived terms
  • bréidín (“homespun cloth, tweed; kerchief; layer”)

Verb

bréid (present analytic bréideann, future analytic bréidfidh, verbal noun bréideadh, past participle bréidthe)

  1. (transitive) patch
Conjugation
conjugation of bréid (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present bréidim bréideann tú;
bréidir† 		bréideann sé, sí bréidimid bréideann sibh bréideann siad;
bréidid† 		a bhréideann; a bhréideas /
a mbréideann* 		bréidtear
past bhréid mé; bhréideas bhréid tú; bhréidis bhréid sé, sí bhréideamar; bhréid muid bhréid sibh; bhréideabhair bhréid siad; bhréideadar a bhréid /
ar bhréid* 		bréideadh
past habitual bhréidinn / mbréidinn‡‡ bhréidteá / mbréidteᇇ bhréideadh sé, sí / mbréideadh sé, s퇇 bhréidimis; bhréideadh muid / mbréidimis‡‡; mbréideadh muid‡‡ bhréideadh sibh / mbréideadh sibh‡‡ bhréididís; bhréideadh siad / mbréididís‡‡; mbréideadh siad‡‡ a bhréideadh /
a mbréideadh* 		bhréidtí / mbréidt퇇
future bréidfidh mé;
bréidfead 		bréidfidh tú;
bréidfir† 		bréidfidh sé, sí bréidfimid;
bréidfidh muid 		bréidfidh sibh bréidfidh siad;
bréidfid† 		a bhréidfidh; a bhréidfeas /
a mbréidfidh* 		bréidfear
conditional bhréidfinn / mbréidfinn‡‡ bhréidfeá / mbréidfeᇇ bhréidfeadh sé, sí / mbréidfeadh sé, s퇇 bhréidfimis; bhréidfeadh muid / mbréidfimis‡‡; mbréidfeadh muid‡‡ bhréidfeadh sibh / mbréidfeadh sibh‡‡ bhréidfidís; bhréidfeadh siad / mbréidfidís‡‡; mbréidfeadh siad‡‡ a bhréidfeadh /
a mbréidfeadh* 		bhréidfí / mbréidf퇇
subjunctive present go mbréide mé;
go mbréidead† 		go mbréide tú;
go mbréidir† 		go mbréide sé, sí go mbréidimid;
go mbréide muid 		go mbréide sibh go mbréide siad;
go mbréidid† 		— go mbréidtear
past dá mbréidinn dá mbréidteá dá mbréideadh sé, sí dá mbréidimis;
dá mbréideadh muid 		dá mbréideadh sibh dá mbréididís;
dá mbréideadh siad 		— dá mbréidtí
imperative bréidim bréid bréideadh sé, sí bréidimis bréidigí;
bréididh† 		bréididís — bréidtear
verbal noun bréideadh
past participle bréidte

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bréid

  1. vocative/genitive singular of bréad

Mutation

Mutated forms of bréid
radical lenition eclipsis
bréid bhréid mbréid

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

Further reading

References

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “bréid”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
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