bréagchráifeach

Irish

Etymology

From bréag- (“pseudo-”) +‎ cráifeach (“religious; pious, devout”).

Adjective

bréagchráifeach (genitive singular masculine bréagchráifigh, genitive singular feminine bréagchráifí, plural bréagchráifeacha, comparative bréagchráifí)

  1. sanctimonious

Declension

Declension of bréagchráifeach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative bréagchráifeach bhréagchráifeach bréagchráifeacha;
bhréagchráifeacha2
vocative bhréagchráifigh bréagchráifeacha
genitive bréagchráifí bréagchráifeacha bréagchráifeach
dative bréagchráifeach;
bhréagchráifeach1 		bhréagchráifeach;
bhréagchráifigh (archaic) 		bréagchráifeacha;
bhréagchráifeacha2
Comparative níos bréagchráifí
Superlative is bréagchráifí

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

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of bréagchráifeach
radical lenition eclipsis
bréagchráifeach bhréagchráifeach mbréagchráifeach

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

References

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