bríce

See also: brice and Brice

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French brique (“brick”), probably from a Germanic source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɾʲiːcɪ/

Noun

bríce m (genitive singular bríce, nominative plural brící)

1. brick (hardened block used for building; building material)

Declension

Declension of bríce (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bríce brící vocative a bhríce a bhrící genitive bríce brící dative bríce brící forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bríce na brící genitive an bhríce na mbrící dative leis an mbríce don bhríce leis na brící

Derived terms

• aerbhríce m (“air brick”)
• brícléir m, bríceadóir m (“bricklayer”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bríce

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bríce	bhríce	mbríce

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bríce”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN