bréagaisnéis

Irish

Etymology

From bréag- +‎ faisnéis.

Noun

bréagaisnéis f (genitive singular bréagaisnéise)

  1. disinformation
    Synonym: bréageolas

Declension

Declension of bréagaisnéis (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative bréagaisnéis
vocative a bhréagaisnéis
genitive bréagaisnéise
dative bréagaisnéis
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an bhréagaisnéis
genitive na bréagaisnéise
dative leis an mbréagaisnéis
don bhréagaisnéis

Mutation

Mutated forms of bréagaisnéis
radical lenition eclipsis
bréagaisnéis bhréagaisnéis mbréagaisnéis

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

Further reading

  • bréagaisnéis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025