Irish
Etymology
From braith (“betray”, verb) + -adóir.
Noun
brathadóir m (genitive singular brathadóra, nominative plural brathadóirí)
- betrayer
- Synonym: Iúdás
- spy, informer
- (physics) detector
- (colloquial) pointed finger, index-finger
Declension
Declension of brathadóir (third declension)
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Derived terms
- brathadóir aonocsaíd charbóin m (“carbon monoxide detector”)
- brathadóir éithigh m (“lie detector”)
- brathadóir gáis m (“gas detector”)
- brathadóir gluaiseachta m (“motion detector”)
- brathadóir miotail m (“metal detector”)
- brathadóir seismeach m (“seismic detector”)
- brathadóireacht f (“(act of) betraying, betrayal; detection”)
- taisbhrathadóir m (“moisture detector”)
- tonnbhrathadóir m (“wave-detector”)
Mutation
Mutated forms of brathadóir
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lenition
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eclipsis
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bhrathadóir
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mbrathadóir
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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) “brathadóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “brathadóir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “brathadóir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025