bréid

See also: breid

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bréit, probably related to Proto-Celtic *brattos (“mantle”).[1]

Noun

bréid m (genitive singular bréid, nominative plural bréideanna)

  1. frieze
  2. cloth, canvas
  3. strip of cloth, bandage
  4. rag
Declension
Declension of bréid (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative bréid bréideanna
vocative a bhréid a bhréideanna
genitive bréid bréideanna
dative bréid bréideanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bréid na bréideanna
genitive an bhréid na mbréideanna
dative leis an mbréid
don bhréid 		leis na bréideanna
Derived terms
  • bréidín (“homespun cloth, tweed; kerchief; layer”)

Verb

bréid (present analytic bréideann, future analytic bréidfidh, verbal noun bréideadh, past participle bréidthe)

  1. (transitive) patch
Conjugation
Conjugation of bréid (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present bréidim bréideann tú;
bréidir† 		bréideann sé, sí bréidimid; bréideann muid bréideann sibh bréideann siad;
bréidid† 		a bhréideann; a bhréideas bréidtear
past bhréid mé; bhréideas bhréid tú; bhréidis bhréid sé, sí bhréideamar; bhréid muid bhréid sibh; bhréideabhair bhréid siad; bhréideadar a bhréid bréideadh
past habitual bhréidinn /
bréidinn‡ 		bhréidteá /
bréidteᇠ		bhréideadh sé, sí /
bréideadh sé, sí‡ 		bhréidimis; bhréideadh muid /
bréidimis‡; bréideadh muid‡ 		bhréideadh sibh /
bréideadh sibh‡ 		bhréididís; bhréideadh siad /
bréididís‡; bréideadh siad‡ 		a bhréideadh bhréidtí /
bréidtí‡
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future bréidfidh mé;
bréidfead 		bréidfidh tú;
bréidfir† 		bréidfidh sé, sí bréidfimid;
bréidfidh muid 		bréidfidh sibh bréidfidh siad;
bréidfid† 		a bhréidfidh; a bhréidfeas bréidfear
conditional bhréidfinn /
bréidfinn‡ 		bhréidfeá /
bréidfeᇠ		bhréidfeadh sé, sí /
bréidfeadh sé, sí‡ 		bhréidfimis; bhréidfeadh muid /
bréidfimis‡; bréidfeadh muid‡ 		bhréidfeadh sibh /
bréidfeadh sibh‡ 		bhréidfidís; bhréidfeadh siad /
bréidfidís‡; bréidfeadh siad‡ 		a bhréidfeadh bhréidfí /
bréidfí‡
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go mbréide mé;
go mbréidead† 		go mbréide tú;
go mbréidir† 		go mbréide sé, sí go mbréidimid;
go mbréide muid 		go mbréide sibh go mbréide siad;
go mbréidid† 		— go mbréidtear
past dá mbréidinn dá mbréidteá dá mbréideadh sé, sí dá mbréidimis;
dá mbréideadh muid 		dá mbréideadh sibh dá mbréididís;
dá mbréideadh siad 		— dá mbréidtí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— bréidim bréid bréideadh sé, sí bréidimis bréidigí;
bréididh† 		bréididís — bréidtear
past participle bréidte
verbal noun bréideadh

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bréid

  1. vocative/genitive singular of bréad

Mutation

Mutated forms of bréid
radical lenition eclipsis
bréid bhréid mbréid

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

Further reading

References

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “bréid”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN
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