bréagchrábhadh

Irish

Etymology

From bréag- (“false”) +‎ crábhadh (“religious practice; piety, devotion”).

Noun

bréagchrábhadh m (genitive singular bréagchrábhaidh)

1. sanctimony

   Synonym: bréagchráifeacht

Declension

Declension of bréagchrábhadh

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative bréagchrábhadh Vocative a bhréagchrábhaidh Genitive bréagchrábhaidh Dative bréagchrábhadh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bréagchrábhadh Genitive an bhréagchrábhaidh Dative leis an mbréagchrábhadh don bhréagchrábhadh

Related terms

• bréagchráifeach (“sanctimonious”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bréagchrábhadh	bhréagchrábhadh	mbréagchrábhadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bréagchrábhadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “bréagchrábhadh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.