bréagchráifeacht

Irish

Etymology

From bréag- (“false”) +‎ cráifeacht (“devoutness; piety, devotion”).

Noun

bréagchráifeacht f (genitive singular bréagchráifeachta)

1. sanctimony, hypocrisy

   Synonym: bréagchrábhadh

Declension

Declension of bréagchráifeacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative bréagchráifeacht Vocative a bhréagchráifeacht Genitive bréagchráifeachta Dative bréagchráifeacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bhréagchráifeacht Genitive na bréagchráifeachta Dative leis an mbréagchráifeacht don bhréagchráifeacht

Related terms

• bréagchráifeach (“sanctimonious”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bréagchráifeacht	bhréagchráifeacht	mbréagchráifeacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• “hypocrisy”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024