bréagchráifeacht

Irish

Etymology

From bréag- (“false”) +‎ cráifeacht (“devoutness; piety, devotion”).

Noun

bréagchráifeacht f (genitive singular bréagchráifeachta)

1. sanctimony, hypocrisy

   Synonym: bréagchrábhadh

Declension

Declension of bréagchráifeacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative bréagchráifeacht vocative a bhréagchráifeacht genitive bréagchráifeachta dative bréagchráifeacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an bhréagchráifeacht genitive na bréagchráifeachta dative leis an mbréagchráifeacht don bhréagchráifeacht

Related terms

• bréagchráifeach (“sanctimonious”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bréagchráifeacht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bréagchráifeacht	bhréagchráifeacht	mbréagchráifeacht

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

References

• “hypocrisy”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024