breab

Irish

Etymology

From Old French bribe (“gift; morsel of bread”), with semantic shift paralleling that of English bribe. The verb is derived from the noun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʲɾʲabˠ/

Noun

breab f (genitive singular breibe, nominative plural breaba)

1. bribe

Declension

Declension of breab (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative breab breaba vocative a bhreab a bhreaba genitive breibe breab dative breab breaba forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bhreab na breaba genitive na breibe na mbreab dative leis an mbreab don bhreab leis na breaba

Derived terms

• breabiriseoireacht (“checkbook journalism”)

Verb

breab (present analytic breabann, future analytic breabfaidh, verbal noun breabadh, past participle breabtha)

1. bribe

Conjugation

conjugation of breab (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	breabaim	breabann tú; breabair†	breabann sé, sí	breabaimid	breabann sibh	breabann siad; breabaid†	a bhreabann; a bhreabas / a mbreabann*	breabtar
	past	bhreab mé; bhreabas	bhreab tú; bhreabais	bhreab sé, sí	bhreabamar; bhreab muid	bhreab sibh; bhreababhair	bhreab siad; bhreabadar	a bhreab / ar bhreab*	breabadh
	past habitual	bhreabainn / mbreabainn‡‡	bhreabtá / mbreabtᇇ	bhreabadh sé, sí / mbreabadh sé, s퇇	bhreabaimis; bhreabadh muid / mbreabaimis‡‡; mbreabadh muid‡‡	bhreabadh sibh / mbreabadh sibh‡‡	bhreabaidís; bhreabadh siad / mbreabaidís‡‡; mbreabadh siad‡‡	a bhreabadh / a mbreabadh*	bhreabtaí / mbreabta퇇
future		breabfaidh mé; breabfad	breabfaidh tú; breabfair†	breabfaidh sé, sí	breabfaimid; breabfaidh muid	breabfaidh sibh	breabfaidh siad; breabfaid†	a bhreabfaidh; a bhreabfas / a mbreabfaidh*	breabfar
conditional		bhreabfainn / mbreabfainn‡‡	bhreabfá / mbreabfᇇ	bhreabfadh sé, sí / mbreabfadh sé, s퇇	bhreabfaimis; bhreabfadh muid / mbreabfaimis‡‡; mbreabfadh muid‡‡	bhreabfadh sibh / mbreabfadh sibh‡‡	bhreabfaidís; bhreabfadh siad / mbreabfaidís‡‡; mbreabfadh siad‡‡	a bhreabfadh / a mbreabfadh*	bhreabfaí / mbreabfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go mbreaba mé; go mbreabad†	go mbreaba tú; go mbreabair†	go mbreaba sé, sí	go mbreabaimid; go mbreaba muid	go mbreaba sibh	go mbreaba siad; go mbreabaid†	—	go mbreabtar
	past	dá mbreabainn	dá mbreabtá	dá mbreabadh sé, sí	dá mbreabaimis; dá mbreabadh muid	dá mbreabadh sibh	dá mbreabaidís; dá mbreabadh siad	—	dá mbreabtaí
imperative		breabaim	breab	breabadh sé, sí	breabaimis	breabaigí; breabaidh†	breabaidís	—	breabtar
verbal noun		breabadh
past participle		breabtha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

• breabaire m (“briber”)
• breabóideach (“addicted to bribery”, adjective)
• sobhreabtha (“venal”, adjective)

Related terms

• breabaireacht f (“bribery”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of breab

radical	lenition	eclipsis
breab	bhreab	mbreab

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish prep (“a bounce, start”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b̥ɾʲep/

Verb

breab (past bhreab, future breabaidh, verbal noun breabadh, past participle breabte)

1. kick
2. stamp (a foot)

Derived terms

• breabadair (“weaver”)

Noun

breab f or m (genitive singular breaba, plural breaban)

1. kick

Mutation

Mutation of breab

radical	lenition
breab	bhreab

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