breo

See also: breó

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish breó.

Noun

breo m (genitive singular breo, nominative plural breonna)

  1. brand, torch
  2. glow
Declension
Alternative forms
  • beo (nonstandard)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish breóad, verbal noun of breóaid (“burns; enfeebles, weakens, injures, crushes”).

Noun

breo m (genitive singular breo or breoite)

  1. verbal noun of breoigh
Declension
Substantive
Verbal noun
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • breo croí (“repining, heart-sickness”)

Etymology 3

Verb

breo

  1. present subjunctive analytic of breoigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
breo bhreo mbreo
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "breo" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “breó” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “breóad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “breo” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “breo” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Spanish

Verb

breo

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of brear.
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