brathadóireacht

Irish

Etymology

From brathadóir (“betrayer; spy, informer; detector”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

brathadóireacht f (genitive singular brathadóireachta)

1. (act of) betraying, betrayal
2. spying
3. detection

   Synonym: lorgaireacht

Declension

Declension of brathadóireacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative brathadóireacht Vocative a bhrathadóireacht Genitive brathadóireachta Dative brathadóireacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bhrathadóireacht Genitive na brathadóireachta Dative leis an mbrathadóireacht don bhrathadóireacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
brathadóireacht	bhrathadóireacht	mbrathadóireacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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