bríbhéireacht

bríbhéireacht

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish bríbéirecht, from bríbéir (“brewer”), from Middle English [Term?]; synchronically bríbhéir +‎ -acht.

Noun

bríbhéireacht f (genitive singular bríbhéireachta)

1. brewing

   Synonym: grúdaireacht

Declension

Declension of bríbhéireacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative bríbhéireacht Vocative a bhríbhéireacht Genitive bríbhéireachta Dative bríbhéireacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bhríbhéireacht Genitive na bríbhéireachta Dative leis an mbríbhéireacht don bhríbhéireacht

Derived terms

• giosta bríbhéireachta (“brewer's yeast”)

Related terms

• grúdaigh (“brew”, verb)
• grúdlann f (“brewery”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bríbhéireacht	bhríbhéireacht	mbríbhéireacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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