bréagchráifeach

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Irish

Etymology

From bréag- (“pseudo-”) +‎ cráifeach (“religious; pious, devout”).

Adjective

bréagchráifeach (genitive singular masculine bréagchráifigh, genitive singular feminine bréagchráifí, plural bréagchráifeacha, comparative bréagchráifí)

  1. 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

Mutation

Mutated forms of bréagchráifeach
radical lenition eclipsis
bréagchráifeach bhréagchráifeach mbréagchráifeach

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

References

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