breith

From Old Irish breth, verbal noun of beirid (“to carry, bear, bring forth, judge”).

• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /bʲɾʲɛ/

breith f (genitive singular breithe, nominative plural breitheanna)

1. verbal noun of beir
2. birth
3. (of hens) lay
4. bearing capacity
5. bringing, taking
6. seizing; catching, overtaking
7. judgment, decision
8. injunction

• ainbhreith f, claonbhreith f (“perverse judgment, unjust judgment”)
• beobhreitheacht f (“viviparity”)
• pobalbhreith f (“plebiscite”)

• "breith" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “breth”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN

From Old Irish breth, verbal noun of beirid (“to carry, bear, bring forth, judge”).

breith f (genitive singular breith, plural breithean)

1. opinion
2. assessment, judgment
3. decision
4. sentence, verdict

breith f (genitive singular breith, plural breithean)

1. verbal noun of beir
2. birth

• beirsinn

• còir-bhreith (“birthright”)
• co-latha breith (“birthday”)

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “breth”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN