breis

See also: Breis

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish breis (“increase; profit, advantage”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʲɾʲɛʃ/

Noun

breis f (genitive singular breise, nominative plural breiseanna)

  1. increase, addition; addendum; increment
  2. overmuch, excess
  3. (mathematics) extra

Declension

Declension of breis (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative breis breiseanna
vocative a bhreis a bhreiseanna
genitive breise breiseanna
dative breis breiseanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bhreis na breiseanna
genitive na breise na mbreiseanna
dative leis an mbreis
don bhreis 		leis na breiseanna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Adverb

breis

  1. somewhat

Mutation

Mutated forms of breis
radical lenition eclipsis
breis bhreis mbreis

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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