brécach
Old Irish
Etymology
bréc + -ach
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʲrʲeːɡax/
Adjective
brécach
- lying, false, deceitful
Declension
o/ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | brécach | brécach | brécach |
Vocative | brécaig* brécach** | ||
Accusative | brécach | brécaig | |
Genitive | brécaig | brécaige | brécaig |
Dative | brécuch | brécaig | brécuch |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | brécaig | brécacha | |
Vocative | brécachu brécacha† | ||
Accusative | brécachu brécacha† | ||
Genitive | brécach | ||
Dative | brécachaib | ||
Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative |
Descendants
- Irish: bréagach
- Manx: breagagh
- Scottish Gaelic: breugach
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
brécach | brécach pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ | mbrécach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “brécach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.