bréagán
Irish
Etymology
From bréag (“lie, falsehood”) + -án (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /bʲɾʲeːˈɡɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲeːɡɑːnˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲeːɡanˠ/
Noun
bréagán m (genitive singular bréagáin, nominative plural bréagáin)
- toy, plaything
- (of woman) doll
Declension
Declension of bréagán
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- bréagán gnéis (“sex toy”)
- bréagán oideachasúil (“educational toy”)
- bréagán stuáilte, bréagán bog (“stuffed toy”)
- bréagán tochrais (“clockwork toy”)
- siopa bréagán (“toy-shop”)
- traein bhréagáin (“toy-train”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bréagán | bhréagán | mbréagán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bréagán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “bréagán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 54.
- Entries containing “bréagán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.