brecc

brecc

Old Irish

Etymology

    From Proto-Celtic *brikkos.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲek/

    Adjective

    brecc

    1. speckled, spotted, flecked
    2. checkered
    3. variegated

    Inflection

    o/ā-stem
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative brecc brecc brecc
    vocative bricc*
    brecc**
    accusative brecc bricc
    genitive bricc bricce bricc
    dative briucc bricc briucc
    plural masculine feminine/neuter
    nominative bricc brecca
    vocative briccu
    brecca†
    accusative briccu
    brecca†
    genitive brecc
    dative breccaib

    *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
    **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
    † not when substantivized

    Descendants

    • Irish: breac
    • Manx: breck
    • Scottish Gaelic: breac

    Noun

    brecc m (genitive bricc, nominative plural bricc)

    1. trout

    Inflection

    Masculine o-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative brecc breccL briccL
    vocative bricc breccL briccuH
    accusative breccN breccL briccuH
    genitive briccL brecc breccN
    dative briuccL breccaib breccaib
    Initial mutations of a following adjective:
    • H = triggers aspiration
    • L = triggers lenition
    • N = triggers nasalization

    Derived terms

    • breccach

    Descendants

    Mutation

    Mutation of brecc
    radical lenition nasalization
    brecc brecc
    pronounced with /βʲ-/    		 mbrecc

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

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