bradaíocht

Irish

Etymology

From bradaí (“pilferer, thief”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

bradaíocht f (genitive singular bradaíochta)

1. barratry

Declension

Declension of bradaíocht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative bradaíocht Vocative a bhradaíocht Genitive bradaíochta Dative bradaíocht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bhradaíocht Genitive na bradaíochta Dative leis an mbradaíocht don bhradaíocht

Derived terms

• bradaíocht siopa (“shoplifting”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bradaíocht	bhradaíocht	mbradaíocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bradaíocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bradaíocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024