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bréid

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Irish

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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bréid m (genitive singular bréid, nominative plural bréideanna)

  1. frieze
  2. cloth, canvas
  3. strip of cloth, bandage
  4. rag
Declension
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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
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  • bréidín (homespun cloth, tweed; kerchief; layer)

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) patch
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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bréid

  1. vocative/genitive singular of bréad

Mutation

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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

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References

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