brécach

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Old Irish

Etymology

bréc +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

Adjective

brécach

  1. lying, false, deceitful

Declension

o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative brécach brécach brécach
Vocative brécaig*
brécach**
Accusative brécach brécaig
Genitive brécaig brécaige brécaig
Dative brécuch brécaig brécuch
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative brécaig brécacha
Vocative brécachu
brécacha†
Accusative brécachu
brécacha†
Genitive brécach
Dative brécachaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Descendants

  • Irish: bréagach
  • Manx: breagagh
  • Scottish Gaelic: breugach

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
brécach brécach
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ 		mbrécach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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