breagagh
Manx
Etymology
From breag + -agh, Old Irish brécach
Adjective
breagagh
- lying, false
- T'eh cha breagagh as ta'n kayt cha braddagh. ― He is as much a liar as the cat is a thief.
- T'eh screeu coontyssyn breagagh. ― He's fiddling the accounts.
- T'ou uss breagagh. ― You are a liar.
- imitation
- extravagant
- fictitious, spurious
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
breagagh | vreagagh | mreagagh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |