Brasaíleach

Irish

Etymology

From an Bhrasaíl (“Brazil”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Brasaíleach (genitive singular masculine Brasaíligh, genitive singular feminine Brasaílí, plural Brasaíleacha, not comparable)

1. Brazilian

Declension

Declension of Brasaíleach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Brasaíleach	Bhrasaíleach	Brasaíleacha; Bhrasaíleacha²
Vocative	Bhrasaíligh		Brasaíleacha
Genitive		Brasaílí	Brasaíleacha	Brasaíleach
Dative	Brasaíleach; Bhrasaíleach¹	Bhrasaíleach; Bhrasaíligh (archaic)	Brasaíleacha; Bhrasaíleacha²
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• cnó Brasaíleach m (“Brazil nut”)

Related terms

• An Bhrasaíl f (“Brazil”)
• Poblacht Chónaidhmitheach na Brasaíle f (“Federative Republic of Brazil”)

 

Noun

Brasaíleach m (genitive singular Brasaíligh, nominative plural Brasaíligh)

1. Brazilian

Declension

Declension of Brasaíleach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Brasaíleach Brasaíligh Vocative a Bhrasaíligh a Bhrasaíleacha Genitive Brasaíligh Brasaíleach Dative Brasaíleach Brasaíligh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Brasaíleach na Brasaíligh Genitive an Bhrasaíligh na mBrasaíleach Dative leis an mBrasaíleach don Bhrasaíleach leis na Brasaíligh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Brasaíleach	Bhrasaíleach	mBrasaíleach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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