bréige
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See also: brèige
Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
bréige f (genitive singular bréige, nominative plural bréigí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of bréige
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bréige”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “bréige” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bréige” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 55
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
bréige
Usage notes[edit]
Often used attributively in the sense of "false", for example deora bréige (“crocodile tears”), fiacla bréige (“false teeth”), rabhadh bréige (“false alarm”).
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bréige | bhréige | mbréige |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |