# breoigh
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* breodh, breodhuigh (superseded)

### Etymology 1

From Middle Irish breóïd (“burns”, verb).

#### Verb

breoigh (present analytic breonn, future analytic breofaidh, verbal noun breo, past participle breoite) (transitive, intransitive)
* glow
* heat
* sear; sicken
* weaken

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

breoigh (present analytic breonn, future analytic breofaidh, verbal noun breo, past participle breoite)
* (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of dreoigh (“decompose, decay”)

### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | breoim | breonn tú; breoir$^†$ | breonn sé, sí | breoimid | breonn sibh | breonn siad; breoid$^†$ | a bhreonn; a bhreos / a mbreonn* | breoitear |
| indicative | past | bhreoigh mé; bhreos | bhreoigh tú; bhreois | bhreoigh sé, sí | bhreomar; bhreoigh muid | bhreoigh sibh; bhreobhair | bhreoigh siad; bhreodar | a bhreoigh / ar bhreoigh* | breodh |
| indicative | past habitual | bhreoinn / mbreoinn‡‡ | bhreoiteá / mbreoiteá‡‡ | bhreodh sé, sí / mbreodh sé, sí‡‡ | bhreoimis; bhreodh muid / mbreoimis‡‡; mbreodh muid‡‡ | bhreodh sibh / mbreodh sibh‡‡ | bhreoidís; bhreodh siad / mbreoidís‡‡; mbreodh siad‡‡ | a bhreodh / a mbreodh* | bhreoití / mbreoití‡‡ |
| future | future | breofaidh mé; breofad | breofaidh tú; breofair$^†$ | breofaidh sé, sí | breofaimid; breofaidh muid | breofaidh sibh | breofaidh siad; breofaid$^†$ | a bhreofaidh; a bhreofas / a mbreofaidh* | breofar |
| conditional | conditional | bhreofainn / mbreofainn‡‡ | bhreofá / mbreofá‡‡ | bhreofadh sé, sí / mbreofadh sé, sí‡‡ | bhreofaimis; bhreofadh muid / mbreofaimis‡‡; mbreofadh muid‡‡ | bhreofadh sibh / mbreofadh sibh‡‡ | bhreofaidís; bhreofadh siad / mbreofaidís‡‡; mbreofadh siad‡‡ | a bhreofadh / a mbreofadh* | bhreofaí / mbreofaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go mbreo mé; go mbreod$^†$ | go mbreo tú; go mbreoir$^†$ | go mbreo sé, sí | go mbreoimid; go mbreo muid | go mbreo sibh | go mbreo siad; go mbreoid$^†$ | — | go mbreoitear |
| subjunctive | past | dá mbreoinn | dá mbreoiteá | dá mbreodh sé, sí | dá mbreoimis; dá mbreodh muid | dá mbreodh sibh | dá mbreoidís; dá mbreodh siad | — | dá mbreoití |
| imperative | imperative | breoim | breoigh | breodh sé, sí | breoimis | breoigí; breoidh$^†$ | breoidís | — | breoitear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | breo | breo | breo | breo | breo | breo | breo | breo |
| past participle | past participle | breoite | breoite | breoite | breoite | breoite | breoite | breoite | breoite |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “breoigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “breó(a)id”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “breoḋaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 86
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “breoigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “breoigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024