bréc
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *brenkā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenḱ- (“to deviate, corrupt”); cognate with Sanskrit भ्रंश (bhraṃśa, “deviation, decay”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʲrʲeːɡ/
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | brécL | bréicL | brécaH |
| Vocative | brécL | bréicL | brécaH |
| Accusative | bréicN | bréicL | brécaH |
| Genitive | bréiceH | brécL | brécN |
| Dative | bréicL | brécaib | brécaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- brécach
- brécaid
- brécairecht
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| bréc | bréc pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbréc |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940, reprinted 2017) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 209, page 127
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bréc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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