bradach

See also: bradách

Irish

Etymology

From brad (“plunder”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠɑd̪ˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠad̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠad̪ˠa(h)/

Adjective

bradach (genitive singular masculine bradaigh, genitive singular feminine bradaí, plural bradacha, comparative bradaí)

1. thieving, scoundrelly, sly
2. stolen, ill-gotten
3. false

Declension

Declension of bradach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	bradach	bhradach	bradacha; bhradacha2
vocative	bhradaigh		bradacha
genitive		bradaí	bradacha	bradach
dative	bradach; bhradach1	bhradach; bhradaigh (archaic)	bradacha; bhradacha2
Comparative	níos bradaí
Superlative	is bradaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• ceardaí bradach (“rogue trader”) (workman)
• cóip bhradach, taifeadadh bradach (“bootleg”)
• cúirt bhradach (“kangaroo court”)
• gadaí bradach (“rip-off merchant”)
• raidió bradach (“pirate radio”)
• stát bradach (“rogue state”)
• tiománaí bradach (“joyrider”)
• trádálaí bradach (“rogue trader”) (trader)

Noun

bradach m (genitive singular bradaigh, nominative plural bradaigh)

1. thief, plunderer

Declension

Declension of bradach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bradach bradaigh vocative a bhradaigh a bhradacha genitive bradaigh bradach dative bradach bradaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bradach na bradaigh genitive an bhradaigh na mbradach dative leis an mbradach don bhradach leis na bradaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of bradach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bradach	bhradach	mbradach

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) “bradach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bradach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bradach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025