bricfeasta

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English breakfast.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲɪcˌfʲasˠt̪ˠə/
  • (Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲɛcˈfˠɑːsˠt̪ˠə/[1] (as if spelled breicfásta)
  • (Cork) IPA(key): /bʲɾʲɪcˈfʲasˠt̪ˠ/[2] (as if spelled bricfeast)

Noun

bricfeasta m (genitive singular bricfeasta, nominative plural bricfeastaí)

  1. breakfast
    Synonyms: béile maidine, céadphroinn, cuid na maidine

Declension
Declension of bricfeasta

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bricfeasta bricfeastaí
Vocative a bhricfeasta a bhricfeastaí
Genitive bricfeasta bricfeastaí
Dative bricfeasta bricfeastaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bricfeasta na bricfeastaí
Genitive an bhricfeasta na mbricfeastaí
Dative leis an mbricfeasta

don bhricfeasta

 leis na bricfeastaí

Derived terms

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

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 20, page 12
  2. Ó Cuív, Brian (1988) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 237, page 66

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