breá
See also: brea
Irish
Alternative forms
- breagh, breágh, breaghdha (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Irish bregda.
Pronunciation
Usage notes
Takes the adverbial construction go breá when used predicatively after a form of bí:
- Tá an lá go breá. ― The day is fine.
Declension
Declension of breá
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | breá | bhreá | breátha; bhreátha² | |
Vocative | bhreá | breátha | ||
Genitive | breátha | breátha | breá | |
Dative | breá; bhreá¹ |
bhreá | breátha; bhreátha² | |
Comparative | níos breátha | |||
Superlative | is breátha |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
- Alternative comparative form: breácha (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms
- breáthacht f (“beauty, excellence; delight”)
- is breá le
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
breá | bhreá | mbreá |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “breáġ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 82.
- "breá" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 bregda” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “breá” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “breá” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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