bréc
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *brenkā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenḱ- (“to deviate, corrupt”); cognate with Sanskrit भ्रंश (bhraṃśa, “deviation, decay”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʲrʲeːɡ/
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | brécL | bréicL | brécaH |
| Vocative | brécL | bréicL | brécaH |
| Accusative | bréicN | bréicL | brécaH |
| Genitive | bréiceH | brécL | brécN |
| Dative | bréicL | brécaib | brécaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| bréc | bréc pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbréc |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “bréc”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
References
- Rudolf Thurneysen (1940, reprinted 2003)D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 209, page 127
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