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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