bréagchráifeach
Irish
Etymology
From bréag- (“pseudo-”) + cráifeach (“religious; pious, devout”).
Adjective
bréagchráifeach (genitive singular masculine bréagchráifigh, genitive singular feminine bréagchráifí, plural bréagchráifeacha, comparative bréagchráifí)
- sanctimonious
Declension
Declension of bréagchráifeach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bréagchráifeach | bhréagchráifeach | bréagchráifeacha; bhréagchráifeacha² | |
| Vocative | bhréagchráifigh | bréagchráifeacha | ||
| Genitive | bréagchráifí | bréagchráifeacha | bréagchráifeach | |
| Dative | bréagchráifeach; bhréagchráifeach¹ | bhréagchráifeach; bhréagchráifigh (archaic) | bréagchráifeacha; bhréagchráifeacha² | |
| Comparative | níos bréagchráifí | |||
| Superlative | is bréagchráifí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- béalchráifeach
- diagasúil
Related terms
- bréagchrábhadh, bréagchráifeacht (“sanctimony”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bréagchráifeach | bhréagchráifeach | mbréagchráifeach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "bréagchráifeach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.