bréid

See also: breid

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bréit, probably related to Proto-Celtic *brattos (mantle).[1]

Noun

bréid m (genitive singular bréid, nominative plural bréideanna)

  1. frieze
  2. cloth, canvas
  3. strip of cloth, bandage
  4. rag
Declension
Derived terms
  • bréidín (homespun cloth, tweed; kerchief; layer)

Verb

bréid (present analytic bréideann, future analytic bréidfidh, verbal noun bréideadh, past participle bréidthe)

  1. (transitive) patch
Conjugation

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bréid

  1. vocative/genitive singular of bréad

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bréid bhréid mbréid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

References

  1. MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “bréid”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
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