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breoigh

breoigh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • breodh (superseded)
  • breodhuigh (superseded)

Verb

breoigh (present analytic breonn, future analytic breofaidh, verbal noun breo, past participle breoite)

  1. to sicken
  2. to weaken

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
breoigh bhreoigh mbreoigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • breó(a)id” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “breoḋaim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "breoigh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.