bréagán
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom bréag (“lie, falsehood”) + -án (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /bʲɾʲeːˈɡɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲeːɡɑːnˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲeːɡanˠ/
Noun
editbréagán m (genitive singular bréagáin, nominative plural bréagáin)
Declension
editDeclension of bréagán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
edit- bréagán gnéis (“sex toy”)
- bréagán oideachasúil (“educational toy”)
- bréagán stuáilte, bréagán bog (“stuffed toy”)
- bréagán tochrais (“clockwork toy”)
- siopa bréagán (“toy-shop”)
- traein bhréagáin (“toy-train”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bréagán | bhréagán | mbréagán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bréagán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bréagán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 54
- “bréagán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024