braith
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Irish braithid (“betray, spy”), a denominal derivative of brath, from Old Irish mrath, the verbal noun of marnaid (“to betray”).
Verb
[edit]braith (present analytic braitheann, future analytic braithfidh, verbal noun brath, past participle braite)
- (transitive) perceive, feel
- (transitive) spy out, note
- (transitive) betray
- (usually followed by ar) perceive, sense; intend; expect, hope for; depend on
- (with le) wait for
Conjugation
[edit]conjugation of braith (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- braistint (“perception”)
- braiteach (“perceptive; alert, wary; sensitive (to pain); treacherous”, adjective)
- braiteoir m (“sensor”)
- brathadóir m (“betrayer; spy, informer”)
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “braith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “braithid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]braith m sg
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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braith | bhraith | mbraith |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Welsh
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]braith f
Mutation
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- Rhymes:Welsh/ai̯θ
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