bréagchrábhadh

Irish

Etymology

From bréag- (“false”) +‎ crábhadh (“religious practice; piety, devotion”).

Noun

bréagchrábhadh m (genitive singular bréagchrábhaidh)

1. sanctimony

   Synonym: bréagchráifeacht

Declension

Declension of bréagchrábhadh (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative bréagchrábhadh vocative a bhréagchrábhaidh genitive bréagchrábhaidh dative bréagchrábhadh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an bréagchrábhadh genitive an bhréagchrábhaidh dative leis an mbréagchrábhadh don bhréagchrábhadh

Related terms

• bréagchráifeach (“sanctimonious”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bréagchrábhadh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bréagchrábhadh	bhréagchrábhadh	mbréagchrábhadh

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bréagchrábhadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bréagchrábhadh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm