brathadóireacht

Irish

Etymology

From brathadóir (“betrayer; spy, informer; detector”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

brathadóireacht f (genitive singular brathadóireachta)

1. (act of) betraying, betrayal
2. spying
3. detection

   Synonym: lorgaireacht

Declension

Declension of brathadóireacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative brathadóireacht vocative a bhrathadóireacht genitive brathadóireachta dative brathadóireacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an bhrathadóireacht genitive na brathadóireachta dative leis an mbrathadóireacht don bhrathadóireacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of brathadóireacht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
brathadóireacht	bhrathadóireacht	mbrathadóireacht

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