brabúsaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From brabús (“profit; advantage”) +‎ -aí.

Noun

brabúsaí m (genitive singular brabúsaí, nominative plural brabúsaithe)

1. opportunist, exploiter; faultfinder

Declension

Declension of brabúsaí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative brabúsaí brabúsaithe vocative a bhrabúsaí a bhrabúsaithe genitive brabúsaí brabúsaithe dative brabúsaí brabúsaithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an brabúsaí na brabúsaithe genitive an bhrabúsaí na mbrabúsaithe dative leis an mbrabúsaí don bhrabúsaí leis na brabúsaithe

Derived terms

• brabúsaíocht f (“profiteering”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

brabúsaí

1. inflection of brabúsach:
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of brabúsaí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
brabúsaí	bhrabúsaí	mbrabúsaí

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