bréag

See also: breag and bréag-

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bréc, from Proto-Celtic *brenkā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenḱ- (“to deviate, corrupt”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

bréag f (genitive singular bréige, nominative plural bréaga)

  1. lie, falsehood
  2. deception, deceit

Declension

Declension of bréag (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative bréag bréaga
vocative a bhréag a bhréaga
genitive bréige bréag
dative bréag
bréig (archaic, dialectal) 		bréaga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bhréag na bréaga
genitive na bréige na mbréag
dative leis an mbréag
leis an mbréig (archaic, dialectal)
don bhréag
don bhréig (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na bréaga

Derived terms

Verb

bréag (present analytic bréagann, future analytic bréagfaidh, verbal noun bréagadh, past participle bréagtha)

  1. to cajole
  2. to beguile
  3. to decoy (lead into danger by artifice)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bréag (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present bréagaim bréagann tú;
bréagair† 		bréagann sé, sí bréagaimid; bréagann muid bréagann sibh bréagann siad;
bréagaid† 		a bhréagann; a bhréagas bréagtar
past bhréag mé; bhréagas bhréag tú; bhréagais bhréag sé, sí bhréagamar; bhréag muid bhréag sibh; bhréagabhair bhréag siad; bhréagadar a bhréag bréagadh
past habitual bhréagainn /
bréagainn‡ 		bhréagtá /
bréagtᇠ		bhréagadh sé, sí /
bréagadh sé, sí‡ 		bhréagaimis; bhréagadh muid /
bréagaimis‡; bréagadh muid‡ 		bhréagadh sibh /
bréagadh sibh‡ 		bhréagaidís; bhréagadh siad /
bréagaidís‡; bréagadh siad‡ 		a bhréagadh bhréagtaí /
bréagtaí‡
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future bréagfaidh mé;
bréagfad 		bréagfaidh tú;
bréagfair† 		bréagfaidh sé, sí bréagfaimid;
bréagfaidh muid 		bréagfaidh sibh bréagfaidh siad;
bréagfaid† 		a bhréagfaidh; a bhréagfas bréagfar
conditional bhréagfainn /
bréagfainn‡ 		bhréagfá /
bréagfᇠ		bhréagfadh sé, sí /
bréagfadh sé, sí‡ 		bhréagfaimis; bhréagfadh muid /
bréagfaimis‡; bréagfadh muid‡ 		bhréagfadh sibh /
bréagfadh sibh‡ 		bhréagfaidís; bhréagfadh siad /
bréagfaidís‡; bréagfadh siad‡ 		a bhréagfadh bhréagfaí /
bréagfaí‡
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go mbréaga mé;
go mbréagad† 		go mbréaga tú;
go mbréagair† 		go mbréaga sé, sí go mbréagaimid;
go mbréaga muid 		go mbréaga sibh go mbréaga siad;
go mbréagaid† 		— go mbréagtar
past dá mbréagainn dá mbréagtá dá mbréagadh sé, sí dá mbréagaimis;
dá mbréagadh muid 		dá mbréagadh sibh dá mbréagaidís;
dá mbréagadh siad 		— dá mbréagtaí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— bréagaim bréag bréagadh sé, sí bréagaimis bréagaigí;
bréagaidh† 		bréagaidís — bréagtar
past participle bréagtha
verbal noun bréagadh

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of bréag
radical lenition eclipsis
bréag bhréag mbréag

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) [1909], D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, translation of Handbuch des Alt-Irischen (in German), →ISBN, § 209, page 127; reprinted 2017
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 99, page 55
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 54
  4. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 189, page 68; reprinted 1979

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “bréag”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 119; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bréag”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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