bréagach
Irish
Etymology
From bréag (“a lie”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ulster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲeːɡa(h)/
Adjective
bréagach (genitive singular masculine bréagaigh, genitive singular feminine bréagaí, plural bréagacha, comparative bréagaí)
Declension
Declension of bréagach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | bréagach | bhréagach | bréagacha; bhréagacha² | |
Vocative | bhréagaigh | bréagacha | ||
Genitive | bréagaí | bréagacha | bréagach | |
Dative | bréagach; bhréagach¹ |
bhréagach; bhréagaigh (archaic) |
bréagacha; bhréagacha² | |
Comparative | níos bréagaí | |||
Superlative | is bréagaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
bréagach m (genitive singular bréagaigh, nominative plural bréagaigh)
Declension
Declension of bréagach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bréagach | bhréagach | mbréagach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bréagach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bréagach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “bréagach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024