bradaí

See also: bradai

Irish

Etymology 1

From brad +‎ -aí.

Noun

bradaí m (genitive singular bradaí, nominative plural bradaithe)

1. pilferer, thief
2. person with prominent teeth

Declension

Declension of bradaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bradaí bradaithe Vocative a bhradaí a bhradaithe Genitive bradaí bradaithe Dative bradaí bradaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bradaí na bradaithe Genitive an bhradaí na mbradaithe Dative leis an mbradaí don bhradaí leis na bradaithe

Derived terms

• bradaíocht

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bradaí f (genitive singular bradaí)

1. proneness to thieving

Declension

Declension of bradaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative bradaí Vocative a bhradaí Genitive bradaí Dative bradaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an bhradaí Genitive na bradaí Dative leis an mbradaí don bhradaí

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Alternative forms

• bradaighe (obsolete)

Adjective

bradaí

1. inflection of bradach (“thieving; scoundrelly; stolen, ill-gotten; false”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bradaí	bhradaí	mbradaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Entries containing “bradaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “bradaí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

References

• "bradaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.