braith

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish braithid (“betrays; espies, spies, points out, discloses; perceives, notices, considers”).

Verb

braith (present analytic braitheann, future analytic braithfidh, verbal noun brath, past participle braite)

  1. (transitive) perceive, feel
  2. (transitive) spy out, note
  3. (transitive) betray
  4. (usually followed by ar) perceive, sense; intend; expect, hope for; depend on
  5. (with le) wait for
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present braithim braitheann tú;
braithir†		 braitheann sé, sí braithimid braitheann sibh braitheann siad;
braithid†		 a bhraitheann; a bhraitheas /
a mbraitheann*; a mbraitheas*		 braitear
past bhraith mé; bhraitheas bhraith tú; bhraithis bhraith sé, sí bhraitheamar; bhraith muid bhraith sibh; bhraitheabhair bhraith siad; bhraitheadar a bhraith /
ar bhraith*		 braitheadh
past habitual bhraithinn bhraiteá bhraitheadh sé, sí bhraithimis; bhraitheadh muid bhraitheadh sibh bhraithidís; bhraitheadh siad a bhraitheadh /
ar bhraitheadh*		 bhraití
future braithfidh mé;
braithfead		 braithfidh tú;
braithfir†		 braithfidh sé, sí braithfimid;
braithfidh muid		 braithfidh sibh braithfidh siad;
braithfid†		 a bhraithfidh; a bhraithfeas /
a mbraithfidh*; a mbraithfeas*		 braithfear
conditional bhraithfinn / mbraithfinn‡‡ bhraithfeá / mbraithfeᇇ bhraithfeadh sé, sí / mbraithfeadh sé, s퇇 bhraithfimis; bhraithfeadh muid / mbraithfimis‡‡; mbraithfeadh muid‡‡ bhraithfeadh sibh / mbraithfeadh sibh‡‡ bhraithfidís; bhraithfeadh siad / mbraithfidís‡‡; mbraithfeadh siad‡‡ a bhraithfeadh /
ar bhraithfeadh*		 bhraithfí / mbraithf퇇
subjunctive present go mbraithe mé;
go mbraithead†		 go mbraithe tú;
go mbraithir†		 go mbraithe sé, sí go mbraithimid;
go mbraithe muid		 go mbraithe sibh go mbraithe siad;
go mbraithid†		 — go mbraitear
past dá mbraithinn dá mbraiteá dá mbraitheadh sé, sí dá mbraithimis;
dá mbraitheadh muid		 dá mbraitheadh sibh dá mbraithidís;
dá mbraitheadh siad		 — dá mbraití
imperative braithim braith braitheadh sé, sí braithimis braithigí;
braithidh†		 braithidís — braitear
verbal noun brath
past participle braite

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Synonyms
Derived terms
  • braiteach (“perceptive; alert, wary; sensitive (to pain); treacherous”, adjective)
  • braiteoir m (“sensor”)
  • brathadóir m (“betrayer; spy, informer”)

Noun

braith m sg

  1. genitive singular of brath

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
braith bhraith mbraith
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • "braith" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “braithid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Welsh

Adjective

braith f

  1. feminine singular of brith

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
braith fraith mraith unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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