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Irish
Etymology 1
From brad + -aí.
Noun
bradaí m (genitive singular bradaí, nominative plural bradaithe)
- pilferer, thief
- person with prominent teeth
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bradaí f (genitive singular bradaí)
- proneness to thieving
Declension
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
Adjective
bradaí
- inflection of bradach (“thieving; scoundrelly; stolen, ill-gotten; false”):
- genitive singular feminine
- comparative degree
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| bradaí
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bhradaí
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mbradaí
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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
- Entries containing “bradaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bradaí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
References