# breab
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old French bribe (“gift; morsel of bread”), with semantic shift paralleling that of English bribe. The verb is derived from the noun.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bʲɾʲabˠ/

### Noun

breab f (genitive singular breibe, nominative plural breaba)
* bribe

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
breab
breaba
vocative
a bhreab
a bhreaba
genitive
breibe
breab
dative
breab
breaba
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an bhreab
na breaba
genitive
na breibe
na mbreab
dative
leis an mbreab don bhreab
leis na breaba :

#### Derived terms

* breabiriseoireacht (“checkbook journalism”)

### Verb

breab (present analytic breabann, future analytic breabfaidh, verbal noun breabadh, past participle breabtha)
* bribe

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | breabaim | breabann tú; breabair$^†$ | breabann sé, sí | breabaimid | breabann sibh | breabann siad; breabaid$^†$ | a bhreabann; a bhreabas / a mbreabann* | breabtar |
| indicative | past | bhreab mé; bhreabas | bhreab tú; bhreabais | bhreab sé, sí | bhreabamar; bhreab muid | bhreab sibh; bhreababhair | bhreab siad; bhreabadar | a bhreab / ar bhreab* | breabadh |
| indicative | past habitual | bhreabainn / mbreabainn‡‡ | bhreabtá / mbreabtá‡‡ | bhreabadh sé, sí / mbreabadh sé, sí‡‡ | bhreabaimis; bhreabadh muid / mbreabaimis‡‡; mbreabadh muid‡‡ | bhreabadh sibh / mbreabadh sibh‡‡ | bhreabaidís; bhreabadh siad / mbreabaidís‡‡; mbreabadh siad‡‡ | a bhreabadh / a mbreabadh* | bhreabtaí / mbreabtaí‡‡ |
| future | future | breabfaidh mé; breabfad | breabfaidh tú; breabfair$^†$ | breabfaidh sé, sí | breabfaimid; breabfaidh muid | breabfaidh sibh | breabfaidh siad; breabfaid$^†$ | a bhreabfaidh; a bhreabfas / a mbreabfaidh* | breabfar |
| conditional | conditional | bhreabfainn / mbreabfainn‡‡ | bhreabfá / mbreabfá‡‡ | bhreabfadh sé, sí / mbreabfadh sé, sí‡‡ | bhreabfaimis; bhreabfadh muid / mbreabfaimis‡‡; mbreabfadh muid‡‡ | bhreabfadh sibh / mbreabfadh sibh‡‡ | bhreabfaidís; bhreabfadh siad / mbreabfaidís‡‡; mbreabfadh siad‡‡ | a bhreabfadh / a mbreabfadh* | bhreabfaí / mbreabfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go mbreaba mé; go mbreabad$^†$ | go mbreaba tú; go mbreabair$^†$ | go mbreaba sé, sí | go mbreabaimid; go mbreaba muid | go mbreaba sibh | go mbreaba siad; go mbreabaid$^†$ | — | go mbreabtar |
| subjunctive | past | dá mbreabainn | dá mbreabtá | dá mbreabadh sé, sí | dá mbreabaimis; dá mbreabadh muid | dá mbreabadh sibh | dá mbreabaidís; dá mbreabadh siad | — | dá mbreabtaí |
| imperative | imperative | breabaim | breab | breabadh sé, sí | breabaimis | breabaigí; breabaidh$^†$ | breabaidís | — | breabtar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | breabadh | breabadh | breabadh | breabadh | breabadh | breabadh | breabadh | breabadh |
| past participle | past participle | breabtha | breabtha | breabtha | breabtha | breabtha | breabtha | breabtha | breabtha |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

#### Derived terms

* breabaire m (“briber”)
* breabóideach (“addicted to bribery”, adjective)
* sobhreabtha (“venal”, adjective)

#### Related terms

* breabaireacht f (“bribery”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Middle Irish prep (“a bounce, start”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /b̥ɾʲep/

### Verb

breab (past bhreab, future breabaidh, verbal noun breabadh, past participle breabte)
* kick
* stamp (a foot)

#### Derived terms

* breabadair (“weaver”)

### Noun

breab f or m (genitive singular breaba, plural breaban)
* kick

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath, page 112