braiteach

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)

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

Declension

Declension of braiteach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	braiteach	bhraiteach	braiteacha; bhraiteacha²
Vocative	bhraitigh		braiteacha
Genitive		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.

Further reading

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