bréageolas

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Irish

Etymology

From bréag- (false) +‎ eolas (information)

Noun

bréageolas m (genitive singular bréageolais)

  1. 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

Declension of bréageolas (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative bréageolas
vocative a bhréageolais
genitive bréageolais
dative bréageolas
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an bréageolas
genitive an bhréageolais
dative leis an mbréageolas
don bhréageolas

Mutation

Mutated forms of bréageolas
radical lenition eclipsis
bréageolas bhréageolas mbréageolas

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

Further reading

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