bréagór

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Irish

Etymology

From bréag- +‎ ór.

Noun

bréagór m (genitive singular bréagóir)

  1. pyrite, fool’s gold
    Synonyms: iarnphirít, ór bréige, pirít

Declension

Declension of bréagór (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative bréagór
vocative a bhréagóir
genitive bréagóir
dative bréagór
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an bréagór
genitive an bhréagóir
dative leis an mbréagór
don bhréagór

Mutation

Mutated forms of bréagór
radical lenition eclipsis
bréagór bhréagór mbréagór

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • bréagór”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024