bricfeasta
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English breakfast.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲɪcˌfʲasˠt̪ˠə/
- (Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲɛcˈfˠɑːsˠt̪ˠə/[1] (as if spelled breicfásta)
- (Cork) IPA(key): /bʲɾʲɪcˈfʲasˠt̪ˠ/[2] (as if spelled bricfeast)
Noun[edit]
bricfeasta m (genitive singular bricfeasta, nominative plural bricfeastaí)
- breakfast
- Synonyms: béile maidine, céadphroinn, cuid na maidine
Declension[edit]
Declension of bricfeasta
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- leaba agus bricfeasta (“bed and breakfast”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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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[edit]
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 20, page 12
- ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1988) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 237, page 66
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bricfeasta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN