brabús

Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Old Irish brabach (“increase; profit, advantage”).

Noun

brabús m (genitive singular brabúis, nominative plural brabúis)

Declension

Declension of brabús (first declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	brabús	brabúis
vocative	a bhrabúis	a bhrabúsa
genitive	brabúis	brabús
dative	brabús	brabúis

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an brabús	na brabúis
genitive	an bhrabúis	na mbrabús
dative	leis an mbrabús don bhrabús	leis na brabúis

Synonyms

(profit, advantage): brabach, sochar
(profit): gnóthachan, éadáil
(advantage): bua, buntáiste

Derived terms

brabús comhlán (“gross profit”)
brabúsach (“profitable, lucrative”, adjective)
brabúsacht f (“profitability”)
brabúsaí m (“opportunist, exploiter; faultfinder”)
foghailbhrabúis m pl (“mesne profits”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *brabús*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
brabús	bhrabús	mbrabús

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

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brabús”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN