brusaireacht

Irish

Etymology

From brusaire (“downy youth; saucy person”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

brusaireacht f (genitive singular brusaireachta)

  1. sauciness
    Synonyms: deiliús, giodal, ladús, pastaireacht, soibealtacht, táthaireacht
  2. cheek
    Synonyms: braobaireacht, pastaireacht, táthaireacht
  3. impertinence, gall
    Synonyms: cocaireacht, dosaireacht, dradaireacht, pastaireacht, plucaireacht, smuigíneacht, tagracht, teallaireacht, táthaireacht

Declension

Declension of brusaireacht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative brusaireacht
vocative a bhrusaireacht
genitive brusaireachta
dative brusaireacht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an bhrusaireacht
genitive na brusaireachta
dative leis an mbrusaireacht
don bhrusaireacht
  • brusanta (“saucy, impertinent”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of brusaireacht
radical lenition eclipsis
brusaireacht bhrusaireacht mbrusaireacht

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

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