bréagán

Irish

Etymology

From bréag (“lie, falsehood”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /bʲɾʲeːˈɡɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲeːɡɑːnˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲeːɡanˠ/

Noun

bréagán m (genitive singular bréagáin, nominative plural bréagáin)

  1. toy, plaything
  2. doll (of woman)

Declension

Declension of bréagán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative bréagán bréagáin
vocative a bhréagáin a bhréagána
genitive bréagáin bréagán
dative bréagán bréagáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bréagán na bréagáin
genitive an bhréagáin na mbréagán
dative leis an mbréagán
don bhréagán 		leis na bréagáin

Derived terms

  • bréagán gnéis (“sex toy”)
  • bréagán oideachasúil (“educational toy”)
  • bréagán stuáilte, bréagán bog (“stuffed toy”)
  • bréagán tochrais (“clockwork toy”)
  • siopa bréagán (“toy-shop”)
  • traein bhréagáin (“toy-train”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bréagán
radical lenition eclipsis
bréagán bhréagán mbréagán

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

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