bréagadóir

Irish

Etymology

From bréag (“lie”) +‎ -adóir (agent noun suffix).

Noun

bréagadóir m (genitive singular bréagadóra, nominative plural bréagadóirí)

  1. liar, deceiver
  2. cajoler, wheedler

Declension

Declension of bréagadóir (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative bréagadóir bréagadóirí
vocative a bhréagadóir a bhréagadóirí
genitive bréagadóra bréagadóirí
dative bréagadóir bréagadóirí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bréagadóir na bréagadóirí
genitive an bhréagadóra na mbréagadóirí
dative leis an mbréagadóir
don bhréagadóir 		leis na bréagadóirí

Synonyms

  • bréagachán m
  • bréagaire m

Derived terms

  • bréagadóireacht f (“falsehood, deceit; cajolery, wheedling”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bréagadóir
radical lenition eclipsis
bréagadóir bhréagadóir mbréagadóir

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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