breisiú

Irish

Noun

breisiú m (genitive singular breisithe)

1. verbal noun of breisigh (“increase, add to”)
2. increase, growth

   Synonyms: fás, forás

3. (finance) top-up (of money or credit)

   Synonym: breisiú creidmheasa

Declension

Declension of breisiú (irregular, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative breisiú vocative a bhreisiú genitive breisithe dative breisiú forms with the definite article case singular nominative an breisiú genitive an bhreisithe dative leis an mbreisiú don bhreisiú

Derived terms

• cárta breisithe (“top-up card”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of breisiú

radical	lenition	eclipsis
breisiú	bhreisiú	mbreisiú

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) “breisiú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “breisiú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “breisiú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024