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Scottish Gaelic

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Scottish Gaelic
briste[ˈpɾʲiʃtʲə]
verb
This is the past participle of the verb 'bris', which means to break. It describes something that has already been broken.

“Tha an cupa briste.”

The cup is broken.

Also means
  1. past participle of bris
  2. broken

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
bileAppears in an example
noun
The soft edge of the mouth, or the edge of a container or hat.

“Tha bile na cupa briste.”

The rim of the cup is broken.

Also means
  1. lip (of mouth)
  2. rim (of container)
  3. brim (of hat)
  4. lip

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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