bréag
See also: breag and bréag-
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish bréc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʲɾʲeːɡ/
Noun
bréag f (genitive singular bréige, nominative plural bréaga)
- lie, falsehood
- deception, deceit
Declension
Declension of bréag
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- bréagán
- bréagfholt
Verb
bréag (present analytic bréagann, future analytic bréagfaidh, verbal noun bréagadh, past participle bréagtha)
- to lie (tell a falsehood)
- to deceive
- to soothe
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | bréagaim | bréagann tú; bréagair† | bréagann sé, sí | bréagaimid | bréagann sibh | bréagann siad; bréagaid† | a bhréagann; a bhréagas / a mbréagann*; a mbréagas* | bréagtar |
past | bhréag mé; bhréagas | bhréag tú; bhréagais | bhréag sé, sí | bhréagamar; bhréag muid | bhréag sibh; bhréagabhair | bhréag siad; bhréagadar | a bhréag / ar bhréag* | bréagadh | |
past habitual | bhréagainn / mbréagainn‡‡ | bhréagtá / mbréagtᇇ | bhréagadh sé, sí / mbréagadh sé, s퇇 | bhréagaimis; bhréagadh muid / mbréagaimis‡‡; mbréagadh muid‡‡ | bhréagadh sibh / mbréagadh sibh‡‡ | bhréagaidís; bhréagadh siad / mbréagaidís‡‡; mbréagadh siad‡‡ | a bhréagadh / a mbréagadh* | bhréagtaí / mbréagta퇇 | |
future | bréagfaidh mé; bréagfad | bréagfaidh tú; bréagfair† | bréagfaidh sé, sí | bréagfaimid; bréagfaidh muid | bréagfaidh sibh | bréagfaidh siad; bréagfaid† | a bhréagfaidh; a bhréagfas / a mbréagfaidh*; a mbréagfas* | bréagfar | |
conditional | bhréagfainn / mbréagfainn‡‡ | bhréagfá / mbréagfᇇ | bhréagfadh sé, sí / mbréagfadh sé, s퇇 | bhréagfaimis; bhréagfadh muid / mbréagfaimis‡‡; mbréagfadh muid‡‡ | bhréagfadh sibh / mbréagfadh sibh‡‡ | bhréagfaidís; bhréagfadh siad / mbréagfaidís‡‡; mbréagfadh siad‡‡ | a bhréagfadh / a mbréagfadh* | bhréagfaí / mbréagfa퇇 | |
subjunctive | 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 | bréagaim | bréag | bréagadh sé, sí | bréagaimis | bréagaigí; bréagaidh† | bréagaidís | — | bréagtar | |
verbal noun | bréagadh | ||||||||
past participle | bréagtha |
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
- bréagach
- bréagadóir
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bréag | bhréag | mbréag |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |