bréagfholt

Irish

Etymology

From bréag- (“false”) +‎ folt (“hair”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɾʲeːɡˌɔl̪ˠt̪ˠ/

Noun

bréagfholt m (genitive singular bréagfhoilt, nominative plural bréagfhoilt)

1. wig

Declension

Declension of bréagfholt (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bréagfholt bréagfhoilt vocative a bhréagfhoilt a bhréagfholta genitive bréagfhoilt bréagfholt dative bréagfholt bréagfhoilt forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bréagfholt na bréagfhoilt genitive an bhréagfhoilt na mbréagfholt dative leis an mbréagfholt don bhréagfholt leis na bréagfhoilt

Mutation

Mutated forms of bréagfholt

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bréagfholt	bhréagfholt	mbréagfholt

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bréagfholt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN