From brad (“plunder”) + -ach.
bradach (genitive singular masculine bradaigh, genitive singular feminine bradaí, plural bradacha, comparative bradaí)
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bradach | bhradach | bradacha; bhradacha² | |
| Vocative | bhradaigh | bradacha | ||
| Genitive | bradaí | bradacha | bradach | |
| Dative | bradach; bhradach¹ |
bhradach; bhradaigh (archaic) |
bradacha; bhradacha² | |
| Comparative | níos bradaí | |||
| Superlative | is bradaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
bradach m (genitive singular bradaigh, nominative plural bradaigh)
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bradach | bhradach | mbradach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||