braiteach

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Irish

Etymology

From braite +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

braiteach (genitive singular masculine braitigh, genitive singular feminine braití, plural braiteacha, comparative braití)

  1. perceptive; alert, wary
    1. sensitive (to pain)
  2. treacherous

Declension

Declension of braiteach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative braiteach bhraiteach braiteacha;
bhraiteacha²
Vocative bhraitigh braiteacha
Genitive braití braiteacha braiteach
Dative braiteach;
bhraiteach¹ 		bhraiteach;
bhraitigh (archaic) 		braiteacha;
bhraiteacha²
Comparative níos braití
Superlative is braití

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
braiteach bhraiteach mbraiteach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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