briathar

See also: bríathar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bríathar, from Proto-Celtic *breitrā (“word”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲiəhəɾˠ/, /ˈbʲɾʲiːhəɾˠ/[1]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲiəɾˠ/[2]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲiːhəɾˠ/[3]

Noun

briathar m or f (genitive singular briathair or bréithre, nominative plural briathra or bréithre)

  1. word
  2. (grammar) verb (a grammatical category of words that indicate an action, event or a state)

Declension

As a masculine first-declension noun with a strong plural
Declension of briathar (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative briathar briathra
vocative a bhriathair a bhriathra
genitive briathair briathra
dative briathar briathra
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an briathar na briathra
genitive an bhriathair na mbriathra
dative leis an mbriathar
don bhriathar 		leis na briathra
As a masculine first-declension noun with a weak plural
Declension of briathar (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative briathar briathra
vocative a bhriathair a bhriathara
genitive briathair briathar
dative briathar briathra
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an briathar na briathra
genitive an bhriathair na mbriathar
dative leis an mbriathar
don bhriathar 		leis na briathra
As feminine second-declension noun with a strong plural
Declension of briathar (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative briathar bréithre
vocative a bhriathar a bhréithre
genitive bréithre bréithre
dative briathar bréithre
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bhriathar na bréithre
genitive na bréithre na mbréithre
dative leis an mbriathar
don bhriathar 		leis na bréithre
As feminine second-declension noun with a weak plural
Declension of briathar (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative briathar bréithre
vocative a bhriathar a bhréithre
genitive bréithre briathar
dative briathar bréithre
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bhriathar na bréithre
genitive na bréithre na mbriathar
dative leis an mbriathar
don bhriathar 		leis na bréithre

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of briathar
radical lenition eclipsis
briathar bhriathar mbriathar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 203, page 102
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 54
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 119, page 45

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “briaṫar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 123; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “briathar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bríathar, from Proto-Celtic *breitrā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾʲiəhəɾ/

Noun

briathar m (genitive singular briathair, plural briathran)

  1. word, term
  2. statement

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of briathar
radical lenition
briathar bhriathar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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