brabús

Irish

Etymology

(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

brabús m (genitive singular brabúis, nominative plural brabúis)

1. profit
2. advantage

Declension

Declension of brabús (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative brabús brabúis vocative a bhrabúis a bhrabúsa genitive brabúis brabús dative brabús brabúis forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an brabús na brabúis genitive an bhrabúis na mbrabús dative leis an mbrabús don bhrabús leis na brabúis

Synonyms

• (profit, advantage): brabach, sochar
• (profit): gnóthachan, éadáil
• (advantage): bua, buntáiste

Derived terms

• brabús comhlán (“gross profit”)
• brabúsach (“profitable, lucrative”, adjective)
• brabúsacht f (“profitability”)
• brabúsaí m (“opportunist, exploiter; faultfinder”)
• foghailbhrabúis m pl (“mesne profits”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of brabús

radical	lenition	eclipsis
brabús	bhrabús	mbrabús

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

References

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