Irish word

bhris

to sack (past of bris)

verbmasculine/vʲɾʲiʃ/

bhris means “to sack (past of bris)” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /vʲɾʲiʃ/.

Mutation forms

Bhris mé mo lámh.

I fractured my arm.

Bhris sé an fhuinneog.

He broke the window.

Is amhlaidh a bhris sé an fhuinneog.

The fact is, he broke the window.

Cé a bhris an buidéal?

Who broke the bottle?

An bhris tú an peann luaidhe?

Have you broken the pencil?

Time

tosaigh

to begin

críochnaigh

finish

níos

lean

to follow

fan

to wait

deir

says

mair

live

cinnte

certain, sure

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