bréagán

Irish

Etymology

From bréag (“lie, falsehood”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bʲɾʲeːˈɡɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɾʲeːɡɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɾʲeːɡanˠ/

Noun

bréagán m (genitive singular bréagáin, nominative plural bréagáin)

1. toy, plaything
2. doll (of woman)

Declension

Declension of bréagán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bréagán bréagáin vocative a bhréagáin a bhréagána genitive bréagáin bréagán dative bréagán bréagáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bréagán na bréagáin genitive an bhréagáin na mbréagán dative leis an mbréagán don bhréagán leis na bréagáin

Derived terms

• bréagán gnéis (“sex toy”)
• bréagán oideachasúil (“educational toy”)
• bréagán stuáilte, bréagán bog (“stuffed toy”)
• bréagán tochrais (“clockwork toy”)
• siopa bréagán (“toy-shop”)
• traein bhréagáin (“toy-train”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of bréagán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bréagán	bhréagán	mbréagán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bréagán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bréagán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 54
• “bréagán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024