braiteach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From braite + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]braiteach (genitive singular masculine braitigh, genitive singular feminine braití, plural braiteacha, comparative braití)
- perceptive; alert, wary
- sensitive (to pain)
- treacherous
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| 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. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “braiteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “braiteach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “braiteach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024