bruith

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish bruithid (“to boil, cook”), newly derived from the verbal noun Old Irish bruith (“boiling, cooking”) to replace Old Irish berbaid.

Pronunciation

(Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠɪfʲ/[1]
(Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠʊ/

Verb

bruith (present analytic bruitheann, future analytic bruithfidh, verbal noun bruith, past participle bruite)

(transitive, intransitive, cooking) boil, cook by boiling
Synonym: beirigh
(transitive, intransitive, cooking) bake
Synonym: beirigh
(transitive, intransitive, cooking) burn

Conjugation

conjugation of bruith (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	bruithim	bruitheann tú; bruithir^†	bruitheann sé, sí	bruithimid	bruitheann sibh	bruitheann siad; bruithid^†	a bhruitheann; a bhruitheas / a mbruitheann; a mbruitheas	bruitear
	past	bhruith mé; bhruitheas	bhruith tú; bhruithis	bhruith sé, sí	bhruitheamar; bhruith muid	bhruith sibh; bhruitheabhair	bhruith siad; bhruitheadar	a bhruith / ar bhruith*	bruitheadh
	past habitual	bhruithinn / mbruithinn‡‡	bhruiteá / mbruiteá‡‡	bhruitheadh sé, sí / mbruitheadh sé, sí‡‡	bhruithimis; bhruitheadh muid / mbruithimis‡‡; mbruitheadh muid‡‡	bhruitheadh sibh / mbruitheadh sibh‡‡	bhruithidís; bhruitheadh siad / mbruithidís‡‡; mbruitheadh siad‡‡	a bhruitheadh / a mbruitheadh*	bhruití / mbruití‡‡
future		bruithfidh mé; bruithfead	bruithfidh tú; bruithfir^†	bruithfidh sé, sí	bruithfimid; bruithfidh muid	bruithfidh sibh	bruithfidh siad; bruithfid^†	a bhruithfidh; a bhruithfeas / a mbruithfidh; a mbruithfeas	bruithfear
conditional		bhruithfinn / mbruithfinn‡‡	bhruithfeá / mbruithfeá‡‡	bhruithfeadh sé, sí / mbruithfeadh sé, sí‡‡	bhruithfimis; bhruithfeadh muid / mbruithfimis‡‡; mbruithfeadh muid‡‡	bhruithfeadh sibh / mbruithfeadh sibh‡‡	bhruithfidís; bhruithfeadh siad / mbruithfidís‡‡; mbruithfeadh siad‡‡	a bhruithfeadh / a mbruithfeadh*	bhruithfí / mbruithfí‡‡
subjunctive	present	go mbruithe mé; go mbruithead^†	go mbruithe tú; go mbruithir^†	go mbruithe sé, sí	go mbruithimid; go mbruithe muid	go mbruithe sibh	go mbruithe siad; go mbruithid^†	—	go mbruitear
subjunctive	past	dá mbruithinn	dá mbruiteá	dá mbruitheadh sé, sí	dá mbruithimis; dá mbruitheadh muid	dá mbruitheadh sibh	dá mbruithidís; dá mbruitheadh siad	—	dá mbruití
imperative		bruithim	bruith	bruitheadh sé, sí	bruithimis	bruithigí; bruithidh^†	bruithidís	—	bruitear
verbal noun		bruith
past participle		bruite

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

Derived terms

bruthaire (“cooker”)
suanbhruith (“simmer”, verb)

Noun

bruith f (genitive singular as substantive bruithe, genitive as verbal noun bruite)

Declension

As substantive

Declension of bruith

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	bruith
Vocative	a bhruith
Genitive	bruithe
Dative	bruith

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an bhruith
Genitive	na bruithe
Dative	leis an mbruith don bhruith

As verbal noun