ainbhreith

Irish

Alternative forms

• ainbhreath

Etymology

From Old Irish ainbreith (“wrong or unjust judgement”), from breth (“act of judging, deciding; judgment, legal ruling, interpretation”). By surface analysis, an- (“bad”) +‎ breith (“judgment, decision”).

Noun

ainbhreith f (genitive singular ainbhreithe, nominative plural ainbhreitheanna)

1. (law) unjust judgment

Declension

Declension of ainbhreith

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ainbhreith ainbhreitheanna Vocative a ainbhreith a ainbhreitheanna Genitive ainbhreithe ainbhreitheanna Dative ainbhreith ainbhreitheanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ainbhreith na hainbhreitheanna Genitive na hainbhreithe na n-ainbhreitheanna Dative leis an ainbhreith don ainbhreith leis na hainbhreitheanna

Synonyms

• claonbhreith

Derived terms

• ainbhreitheach (“perverse”, adjective) (of verdict)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ainbhreith	n-ainbhreith	hainbhreith	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ainbhreith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ainbreith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language