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)

1. increase, addition; addendum; increment
2. overmuch, excess
3. (mathematics) extra

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

1. 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