bréagriocht

Irish

Etymology

From bréag- (“false”) +‎ riocht (“form, shape, guise”).

Noun

bréagriocht f (genitive singular bréagriochta, nominative plural bréagriochtaí)

1. disguise, masquerade

Declension

Declension of bréagriocht (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bréagriocht bréagriochtaí vocative a bhréagriocht a bhréagriochtaí genitive bréagreachta bréagriochtaí dative bréagriocht bréagriochtaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bhréagriocht na bréagriochtaí genitive na bréagreachta na mbréagriochtaí dative leis an mbréagriocht don bhréagriocht leis na bréagriochtaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of bréagriocht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bréagriocht	bhréagriocht	mbréagriocht

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) “bréagriocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bréagriocht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bréagriocht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024