bréagriocht

Irish

Etymology

From bréag- (“false”) +‎ riocht (“form, shape, guise”).

Noun

bréagriocht f (genitive singular bréagriochta, nominative plural bréagriochtaí)

1. disguise, masquerade

Declension

Declension of bréagriocht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bréagriocht bréagriochtaí Vocative a bhréagriocht a bhréagriochtaí Genitive bréagreachta bréagriochtaí Dative bréagriocht bréagriochtaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bhréagriocht na bréagriochtaí Genitive na bréagreachta na mbréagriochtaí Dative leis an mbréagriocht don bhréagriocht leis na bréagriochtaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bréagriocht	bhréagriocht	mbréagriocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bréagriocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bréagriocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bréagriocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024