bréag

See also: breag and bréag-

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bréc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʲɾʲeːɡ/

Noun

bréag f (genitive singular bréige, nominative plural bréaga)

  1. lie, falsehood
  2. deception, deceit

Declension
Declension of bréag

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bréag bréaga
Vocative a bhréag a bhréaga
Genitive bréige bréag
Dative bréag
bréig (archaic, dialectal)		 bréaga

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bhréag na bréaga
Genitive na bréige na mbréag
Dative leis an mbréag
leis an mbréig (archaic, dialectal)

don bhréag
don bhréig (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na bréaga

Derived terms

Verb

bréag (present analytic bréagann, future analytic bréagfaidh, verbal noun bréagadh, past participle bréagtha)

  1. to lie (tell a falsehood)
  2. to deceive
  3. to soothe

Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present bréagaim bréagann tú;
bréagair†		 bréagann sé, sí bréagaimid bréagann sibh bréagann siad;
bréagaid†		 a bhréagann; a bhréagas /
a mbréagann*; a mbréagas*		 bréagtar
past bhréag mé; bhréagas bhréag tú; bhréagais bhréag sé, sí bhréagamar; bhréag muid bhréag sibh; bhréagabhair bhréag siad; bhréagadar a bhréag /
ar bhréag*		 bréagadh
past habitual bhréagainn / mbréagainn‡‡ bhréagtá / mbréagtᇇ bhréagadh sé, sí / mbréagadh sé, s퇇 bhréagaimis; bhréagadh muid / mbréagaimis‡‡; mbréagadh muid‡‡ bhréagadh sibh / mbréagadh sibh‡‡ bhréagaidís; bhréagadh siad / mbréagaidís‡‡; mbréagadh siad‡‡ a bhréagadh /
a mbréagadh*		 bhréagtaí / mbréagta퇇
future bréagfaidh mé;
bréagfad		 bréagfaidh tú;
bréagfair†		 bréagfaidh sé, sí bréagfaimid;
bréagfaidh muid		 bréagfaidh sibh bréagfaidh siad;
bréagfaid†		 a bhréagfaidh; a bhréagfas /
a mbréagfaidh*; a mbréagfas*		 bréagfar
conditional bhréagfainn / mbréagfainn‡‡ bhréagfá / mbréagfᇇ bhréagfadh sé, sí / mbréagfadh sé, s퇇 bhréagfaimis; bhréagfadh muid / mbréagfaimis‡‡; mbréagfadh muid‡‡ bhréagfadh sibh / mbréagfadh sibh‡‡ bhréagfaidís; bhréagfadh siad / mbréagfaidís‡‡; mbréagfadh siad‡‡ a bhréagfadh /
a mbréagfadh*		 bhréagfaí / mbréagfa퇇
subjunctive present go mbréaga mé;
go mbréagad†		 go mbréaga tú;
go mbréagair†		 go mbréaga sé, sí go mbréagaimid;
go mbréaga muid		 go mbréaga sibh go mbréaga siad;
go mbréagaid†		 — go mbréagtar
past dá mbréagainn dá mbréagtá dá mbréagadh sé, sí dá mbréagaimis;
dá mbréagadh muid		 dá mbréagadh sibh dá mbréagaidís;
dá mbréagadh siad		 — dá mbréagtaí
imperative bréagaim bréag bréagadh sé, sí bréagaimis bréagaigí;
bréagaidh†		 bréagaidís — bréagtar
verbal noun bréagadh
past participle bréagtha

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

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