breib

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • brib, bribb

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin brevis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʲrʲebʲ/

Adjective

breib

  1. short

Declension

i-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative breib breib breib
Vocative breib
Accusative breib breib
Genitive breib breibe breib
Dative breib breib breib
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative breibi breibi
Vocative breibi
Accusative breibi
Genitive breib*
breibe
Dative breibib
Notes *not when substantivized

Synonyms

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
breib breib
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbreib
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • breib” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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