breis

See also: Breis

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish breis (“increase; profit, advantage”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʲɾʲɛʃ/

Noun

breis f (genitive singular breise, nominative plural breiseanna)

Declension

Declension of breis

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	breis	breiseanna
Vocative	a bhreis	a bhreiseanna
Genitive	breise	breiseanna
Dative	breis	breiseanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an bhreis	na breiseanna
Genitive	na breise	na mbreiseanna
Dative	leis an mbreis don bhreis	leis na breiseanna

Synonyms

(increment): breisíocht, incrimint

Derived terms

breischéim (“comparative”)
breisigh (“to increase, add to”)
comhbhreis (“common difference”)
de bhreis ar (“over and above”)

Adverb

breis

somewhat

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
breis	bhreis	mbreis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “breis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 57

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