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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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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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bréid bhréid mbréid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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