brabús

Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Old Irish brabach (“increase; profit, advantage”).

Noun

brabús m (genitive singular brabúis, nominative plural brabúis)

Declension

Declension of brabús

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	brabús	brabúis
Vocative	a bhrabúis	a bhrabúsa
Genitive	brabúis	brabús
Dative	brabús	brabúis

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an brabús	na brabúis
Genitive	an bhrabúis	na mbrabús
Dative	leis an mbrabús don bhrabús	leis na brabúis

Synonyms

(profit, advantage): brabach, sochar
(profit): gnóthachan, éadáil
(advantage): bua, buntáiste

Derived terms

brabús comhlán (“gross profit”)
brabúsach (“profitable, lucrative”, adjective)
brabúsacht f (“profitability”)
brabúsaí m (“opportunist, exploiter; faultfinder”)
foghailbhrabúis m pl (“mesne profits”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
brabús	bhrabús	mbrabús
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brabús”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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