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Irish
Etymology
From bréag- (“false”) + eolas (“information”)
Noun
bréageolas m (genitive singular bréageolais)
- false information, disinformation
- Synonym: bréagaisnéis
2021 September 25, “Fear a raibh Covid-19 air, a d'fhág Otharlann Leitir Ceanainn, básaithe [A man with Covid-19 who left Letterkenny Hospital has died]”, in RTÉ News:Ach dúirt siad i ráiteas roimhe seo go raibh imní mhór orthu faoi roinnt eachtraí ag dhá oispidéal éagsúla, áit a ndearna grúpaí daoine iarracht bréageolas maidir le Covid-19 a scaipeadh. […] “Tá an scaipeadh d'aonghnó seo de bhréageolas agus de chaint faoi bhaill foirne ar leith – a bhíonn clúmhillteach ar uaireanta – chomh maith le craoladh na bhfíseán seo ar na meáin shóisialta ag cur go mór leis an ualach atá ar fhoireann sláinte na n-ospidéal.”- But they said in a previous statement that they were very concerned about several incidents at two different hospitals, where groups of people tried to spread false information regarding Covid-19. “The intentional spreading of false information and of gossip about specific staff members – which is sometimes defamatory – as well as the broadcasting of these videos on social media is greatly increasing the burden on the healthcare staff of the hospital.”
Declension
Mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| bréageolas
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bhréageolas
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mbréageolas
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- “bréageolas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024