breib

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • brib, bribb

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin brevis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʲrʲebʲ/

Adjective

breib

  1. short

Declension

i-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative breib breib breib
vocative breib
accusative breib breib
genitive breib breibe breib
dative breib breib breib
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative breibi breibi
vocative breibi
accusative breibi
genitive breib*
breibe
dative breibib

*not when substantivized

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutation of breib
radical lenition nasalization
breib breib
pronounced with /βʲ-/		 mbreib

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

Further reading

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • brib

Etymology

This form is borrowed from modern English bribe, as shown by the diphthong. The alternative form brib, which dates back to late Middle Welsh, is from Middle English bribe, as the monophthong guarantees a date before the Great Vowel Shift.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brei̯b/

Noun

breib m (plural breibiau or breibs)

  1. bribe
    Synonyms: llwgrwobr, cildwrn

Mutation

Mutated forms of breib
radical soft nasal aspirate
breib freib mreib unchanged

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “breib”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “breib”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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