breab

Irish

Etymology

From Old French bribe (“gift; morsel of bread”), with semantic shift paralleling that of English bribe. The verb is derived from the noun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʲɾʲabˠ/

Noun

breab f (genitive singular breibe, nominative plural breaba)

  1. bribe

Declension

Declension of breab (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative breab breaba
vocative a bhreab a bhreaba
genitive breibe breab
dative breab breaba
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bhreab na breaba
genitive na breibe na mbreab
dative leis an mbreab
don bhreab 		leis na breaba

Derived terms

Verb

breab (present analytic breabann, future analytic breabfaidh, verbal noun breabadh, past participle breabtha)

  1. bribe

Conjugation

conjugation of breab (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun breabadh
past participle breabtha
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present breabaim breabann tú;
breabair† 		breabann sé, sí breabaimid breabann sibh breabann siad;
breabaid† 		a bhreabann; a bhreabas /
a mbreabann* 		breabtar
past bhreab mé; bhreabas bhreab tú; bhreabais bhreab sé, sí bhreabamar; bhreab muid bhreab sibh; bhreababhair bhreab siad; bhreabadar a bhreab /
ar bhreab* 		breabadh
past habitual bhreabainn / mbreabainn‡‡ bhreabtá / mbreabtᇇ bhreabadh sé, sí / mbreabadh sé, s퇇 bhreabaimis; bhreabadh muid / mbreabaimis‡‡; mbreabadh muid‡‡ bhreabadh sibh / mbreabadh sibh‡‡ bhreabaidís; bhreabadh siad / mbreabaidís‡‡; mbreabadh siad‡‡ a bhreabadh /
a mbreabadh* 		bhreabtaí / mbreabta퇇
future breabfaidh mé;
breabfad 		breabfaidh tú;
breabfair† 		breabfaidh sé, sí breabfaimid;
breabfaidh muid 		breabfaidh sibh breabfaidh siad;
breabfaid† 		a bhreabfaidh; a bhreabfas /
a mbreabfaidh* 		breabfar
conditional bhreabfainn / mbreabfainn‡‡ bhreabfá / mbreabfᇇ bhreabfadh sé, sí / mbreabfadh sé, s퇇 bhreabfaimis; bhreabfadh muid / mbreabfaimis‡‡; mbreabfadh muid‡‡ bhreabfadh sibh / mbreabfadh sibh‡‡ bhreabfaidís; bhreabfadh siad / mbreabfaidís‡‡; mbreabfadh siad‡‡ a bhreabfadh /
a mbreabfadh* 		bhreabfaí / mbreabfa퇇
subjunctive
present go mbreaba mé;
go mbreabad† 		go mbreaba tú;
go mbreabair† 		go mbreaba sé, sí go mbreabaimid;
go mbreaba muid 		go mbreaba sibh go mbreaba siad;
go mbreabaid† 		— go mbreabtar
past dá mbreabainn dá mbreabtá dá mbreabadh sé, sí dá mbreabaimis;
dá mbreabadh muid 		dá mbreabadh sibh dá mbreabaidís;
dá mbreabadh siad 		— dá mbreabtaí
imperative
– breabaim breab breabadh sé, sí breabaimis breabaigí;
breabaidh† 		breabaidís — breabtar

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

Derived terms

  • breabaire m (“briber”)
  • breabóideach (“addicted to bribery”, adjective)
  • sobhreabtha (“venal”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of breab
radical lenition eclipsis
breab bhreab mbreab

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish prep (“a bounce, start”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /b̥ɾʲep/[1]

Verb

breab (past bhreab, future breabaidh, verbal noun breabadh, past participle breabte)

  1. kick
  2. stamp (a foot)

Derived terms

Noun

breab f or m (genitive singular breaba, plural breaban)

  1. kick

Mutation

Mutation of breab
radical lenition
breab bhreab

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

References

  1. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath, page 112
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