briathar

See also: bríathar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bríathar, from Proto-Celtic *brētrā (“word”).

Pronunciation

Noun

briathar m or f (genitive singular briathair or bréithre, nominative plural briathra or bréithre)

  1. word
  2. (grammar) verb (a grammatical category of words that indicate an action, event or a state)

Declension
As a masculine first-declension noun with a strong plural
Declension of briathar

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative briathar briathra
Vocative a bhriathair a bhriathra
Genitive briathair briathra
Dative briathar briathra

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an briathar na briathra
Genitive an bhriathair na mbriathra
Dative leis an mbriathar

don bhriathar

 leis na briathra
As a masculine first-declension noun with a weak plural
Declension of briathar

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative briathar briathra
Vocative a bhriathair a bhriathara
Genitive briathair briathar
Dative briathar briathra

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an briathar na briathra
Genitive an bhriathair na mbriathar
Dative leis an mbriathar

don bhriathar

 leis na briathra
As feminine second-declension noun with a strong plural
Declension of briathar

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative briathar bréithre
Vocative a bhriathar a bhréithre
Genitive bréithre bréithre
Dative briathar bréithre

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bhriathar na bréithre
Genitive na bréithre na mbréithre
Dative leis an mbriathar

don bhriathar

 leis na bréithre
As feminine second-declension noun with a weak plural
Declension of briathar

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative briathar bréithre
Vocative a bhriathar a bhréithre
Genitive bréithre briathar
Dative briathar bréithre

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bhriathar na bréithre
Genitive na bréithre na mbriathar
Dative leis an mbriathar

don bhriathar

 leis na bréithre

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
briathar bhriathar mbriathar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 54
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 45

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bríathar, from Proto-Celtic *brētrā.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾʲiəhəɾ/

Noun

briathar m (genitive singular briathair, plural briathran)

  1. word, term
  2. statement

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
briatharbhriathar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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