breib
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- brib, bribb
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin brevis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʲrʲebʲ/
Adjective
breib
- short
Declension
i-stem | |||
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Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | breib | breib | breib |
Vocative | breib | ||
Accusative | breib | breib | |
Genitive | breib | breibe | breib |
Dative | breib | breib | breib |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | breibi | breibi | |
Vocative | breibi | ||
Accusative | breibi | ||
Genitive | breib* breibe | ||
Dative | breibib | ||
Notes | *not when substantivized |
Synonyms
- berr
- cummair
- garit
- gerr
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
breib | breib pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ | mbreib |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “breib” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.