breáichte

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲaːxtʲə/[1]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲeːxtʲə/, [ˈbʲɾʲɛə̯xtʲə][2]

Etymology 1

From breá +‎ -ichte.

Alternative forms

  • breáthacht
  • breághaichte (obsolete)

Noun

breáichte f (genitive singular breáichte)

  1. beauty, splendour
    Synonym: áilleacht
  2. fineness (quality or degree of being fine)
Declension
Declension of breáichte (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative breáichte
vocative a bhreáichte
genitive breáichte
dative breáichte
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an bhreáichte
genitive na breáichte
dative leis an mbreáichte
don bhreáichte

Further reading

Etymology 2

Adjective

breáichte[3]

  1. (Ulster) comparative degree of breá

Mutation

Mutated forms of breáichte
radical lenition eclipsis
breáichte bhreáichte mbreáichte

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

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 52
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 334, page 116
  3. ^ Ó Baoill, Dónall P. (1996) An Teanga Bheo: Gaeilge Uladh (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, § 5.9, page 85
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