brathaire
Irish
Etymology
From braith (“betray”, verb) + -aire.
Noun
brathaire m (genitive singular brathaire, nominative plural brathairí)
- alternative form of brathadóir
Declension
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Derived terms
- brathaire sceithe (“leak-detector”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| brathaire | bhrathaire | mbrathaire |
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) “brathaire”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm