bréagchráifeach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From bréag- (“pseudo-”) + cráifeach (“religious; pious, devout”).
Adjective edit
bréagchráifeach (genitive singular masculine bréagchráifigh, genitive singular feminine bréagchráifí, plural bréagchráifeacha, comparative bréagchráifí)
Declension edit
Declension of bréagchráifeach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bréagchráifeach | bhréagchráifeach | bréagchráifeacha; bhréagchráifeacha² | |
| Vocative | bhréagchráifigh | bréagchráifeacha | ||
| Genitive | bréagchráifí | bréagchráifeacha | bréagchráifeach | |
| Dative | bréagchráifeach; bhréagchráifeach¹ |
bhréagchráifeach; bhréagchráifigh (archaic) |
bréagchráifeacha; bhréagchráifeacha² | |
| Comparative | níos bréagchráifí | |||
| Superlative | is bréagchráifí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
- bréagchrábhadh, bréagchráifeacht (“sanctimony”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bréagchráifeach | bhréagchráifeach | mbréagchráifeach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bréagchráifeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN