brusaireacht

Irish

Etymology

From brusaire (“downy youth; saucy person”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

brusaireacht f (genitive singular brusaireachta)

1. sauciness

   Synonyms: deiliús, giodal, ladús, pastaireacht, soibealtacht, táthaireacht

2. cheek

   Synonyms: braobaireacht, pastaireacht, táthaireacht

3. impertinence, gall

   Synonyms: cocaireacht, dosaireacht, dradaireacht, pastaireacht, plucaireacht, smuigíneacht, tagracht, teallaireacht, táthaireacht

Declension

Declension of brusaireacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative brusaireacht Vocative a bhrusaireacht Genitive brusaireachta Dative brusaireacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bhrusaireacht Genitive na brusaireachta Dative leis an mbrusaireacht don bhrusaireacht

Related terms

• brusanta (“saucy, impertinent”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
brusaireacht	bhrusaireacht	mbrusaireacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brusaireacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN