braiteach

Irish

Etymology

From braite +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠatʲəx/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠatʲa(x)/

Adjective

braiteach (genitive singular masculine braitigh, genitive singular feminine braití, plural braiteacha, comparative braití)

perceptive; alert, wary
1. sensitive (to pain)
treacherous

Declension

Declension of braiteach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	braiteach	bhraiteach	braiteacha; bhraiteacha²
Vocative	bhraitigh	bhraiteach	braiteacha
Genitive	bhraitigh	braití	braiteacha	braiteach
Dative	braiteach; bhraiteach¹	bhraiteach; bhraitigh (archaic)	braiteacha; bhraiteacha²
Comparative	níos braití
Superlative	is braití

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

béalbhraiteach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
braiteach	bhraiteach	mbraiteach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.