bréag

See also: breag and bréag-

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bréc.

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 lie (tell a falsehood)
  2. to deceive
  3. to soothe

Conjugation

conjugation of bréag (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun bréagadh
past participle bréagtha
tense singular plural relative autonomous
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* 		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* 		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

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

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.

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