brabús
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Old Irish brabach (“increase; profit, advantage”).
Noun[edit]
brabús m (genitive singular brabúis, nominative plural brabúis)
Declension[edit]
Declension of brabús
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- brabús comhlán (“gross profit”)
- brabúsach (“profitable, lucrative”, adjective)
- brabúsacht f (“profitability”)
- brabúsaí m (“opportunist, exploiter; faultfinder”)
- foghailbhrabúis m pl (“mesne profits”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
brabús | bhrabús | mbrabús |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brabús”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN