brécach

Old Irish

Etymology

bréc +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲrʲeːɡax/

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.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “brécach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language