Irish

Noun

breith f ‎(genitive singular breithe, nominative plural breitheanna)

1. verbal noun of beir
2. birth
3. (of hens) lay
4. bearing capacity
5. bringing, taking
6. seizing; catching, overtaking
7. judgment, decision
8. injunction

Declension

Derived terms

• ainbhreith f, claonbhreith f ‎(“perverse judgment, unjust judgment”)
• beobhreitheacht f ‎(“viviparity”)
• pobalbhreith f ‎(“plebiscite”)

Mutation

References

• "breith" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “breth” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish breth, verbal noun of beirid ‎(“to carry, bear, bring forth, judge”).

Noun

breith f ‎(genitive singular breith, plural breithean)

1. opinion
2. assessment, judgment
3. decision
4. sentence, verdict

Derived terms

Noun

breith f ‎(genitive singular breith, plural breithean)

1. verbal noun of beir
2. birth

Synonyms

• beirsinn

Derived terms

• còir-bhreith ‎(“birthright”)
• co-latha breith ‎(“birthday”)

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “breth” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.