breab

Irish

Etymology

From Old French bribe (“gift; morsel of bread”), with semantic shift paralleling that of English bribe. The verb is derived from the noun.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʲɾʲabˠ/

Noun

breab f (genitive singular breibe, nominative plural breaba)

  1. bribe

Declension
Declension of breab

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative breab breaba
Vocative a bhreab a bhreaba
Genitive breibe breab
Dative breab breaba

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bhreab na breaba
Genitive na breibe na mbreab
Dative leis an mbreab

don bhreab

 leis na breaba

Derived terms

Verb

breab (present analytic breabann, future analytic breabfaidh, verbal noun breabadh, past participle breabtha)

  1. bribe

Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present breabaim breabann tú;
breabair†		 breabann sé, sí breabaimid breabann sibh breabann siad;
breabaid†		 a bhreabann; a bhreabas /
a mbreabann*; a mbreabas*		 breabtar
past bhreab mé; bhreabas bhreab tú; bhreabais bhreab sé, sí bhreabamar; bhreab muid bhreab sibh; bhreababhair bhreab siad; bhreabadar a bhreab /
ar bhreab*		 breabadh
past habitual bhreabainn bhreabtá bhreabadh sé, sí bhreabaimis; bhreabadh muid bhreabadh sibh bhreabaidís; bhreabadh siad a bhreabadh /
ar bhreabadh*		 bhreabtaí
future breabfaidh mé;
breabfad		 breabfaidh tú;
breabfair†		 breabfaidh sé, sí breabfaimid;
breabfaidh muid		 breabfaidh sibh breabfaidh siad;
breabfaid†		 a bhreabfaidh; a bhreabfas /
a mbreabfaidh*; a mbreabfas*		 breabfar
conditional bhreabfainn / mbreabfainn‡‡ bhreabfá / mbreabfᇇ bhreabfadh sé, sí / mbreabfadh sé, s퇇 bhreabfaimis; bhreabfadh muid / mbreabfaimis‡‡; mbreabfadh muid‡‡ bhreabfadh sibh / mbreabfadh sibh‡‡ bhreabfaidís; bhreabfadh siad / mbreabfaidís‡‡; mbreabfadh siad‡‡ a bhreabfadh /
ar bhreabfadh*		 bhreabfaí / mbreabfa퇇
subjunctive present go mbreaba mé;
go mbreabad†		 go mbreaba tú;
go mbreabair†		 go mbreaba sé, sí go mbreabaimid;
go mbreaba muid		 go mbreaba sibh go mbreaba siad;
go mbreabaid†		 — go mbreabtar
past dá mbreabainn dá mbreabtá dá mbreabadh sé, sí dá mbreabaimis;
dá mbreabadh muid		 dá mbreabadh sibh dá mbreabaidís;
dá mbreabadh siad		 — dá mbreabtaí
imperative breabaim breab breabadh sé, sí breabaimis breabaigí;
breabaidh†		 breabaidís — breabtar
verbal noun breabadh
past participle breabtha

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

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

Scottish Gaelic

Verb

breab (past bhreab, future breabaidh, verbal noun breabadh, past participle breabte)

  1. kick
  2. stamp (a foot)

Derived terms

Noun

breab f or m (genitive singular breaba, plural breaban)

  1. kick

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
breabbhreab
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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