bréagchuil

Irish

Etymology

From bréag- (“false”) +‎ cuil (“fly”).

Noun

bréagchuil f (genitive singular bréagchuile, nominative plural bréagchuileanna)

1. (fishing) fly

Declension

Declension of bréagchuil

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bréagchuil bréagchuileanna Vocative a bhréagchuil a bhréagchuileanna Genitive bréagchuile bréagchuileanna Dative bréagchuil bréagchuileanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bhréagchuil na bréagchuileanna Genitive na bréagchuile na mbréagchuileanna Dative leis an mbréagchuil don bhréagchuil leis na bréagchuileanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bréagchuil	bhréagchuil	mbréagchuil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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