Irish
Etymology
From brathadóir (“betrayer; spy, informer; detector”) + -acht.
Noun
brathadóireacht f (genitive singular brathadóireachta)
- (act of) betraying, betrayal
- spying
- detection
- Synonym: lorgaireacht
Declension
Declension of brathadóireacht (third declension, no plural)
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Mutation
Mutated forms of brathadóireacht
radical
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lenition
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eclipsis
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brathadóireacht
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bhrathadóireacht
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mbrathadóireacht
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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) “brathadóireacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “brathadóireacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “brathadóireacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025