brathaire

Irish

Etymology

From braith (“betray”, verb) +‎ -aire.

Noun

brathaire m (genitive singular brathaire, nominative plural brathairí)

1. Alternative form of brathadóir

Declension

Declension of brathaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative brathaire brathairí Vocative a bhrathaire a bhrathairí Genitive brathaire brathairí Dative brathaire brathairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an brathaire na brathairí Genitive an bhrathaire na mbrathairí Dative leis an mbrathaire don bhrathaire leis na brathairí

Derived terms

• brathaire sceithe (“leak-detector”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
brathaire	bhrathaire	mbrathaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brathadóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “brathaire” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.