brécaire
Old Irish
Etymology
From bréc (“falsehood, lie; deception”) + -aire (agent noun suffix).
Noun
brécaire m
- liar, deceiver
- flatterer
- hypocrite
Inflection
| Masculine io-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: bréagaire
- Manx: breagerey
- Scottish Gaelic: breugaire
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| brécaire | brécaire pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ | mbrécaire |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “brécaire” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.