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braiteach
braiteach
Irish
Adjective
braiteach (genitive singular masculine braitigh, genitive singular feminine braití, plural braiteacha, comparative braití)
- perceptive; alert, wary
- sensitive (to pain)
- treacherous
Declension
Declension of braiteach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | braiteach | braiteach¹ | braiteacha³ | |
| Vocative | braitigh¹ | braiteach¹ | braiteacha | |
| Genitive | braitigh¹ | braití (obsolete) braitighe |
braiteacha | braiteach |
| Dative | braiteach² | braiteach¹ (archaic) braitigh¹ |
braiteacha³ | |
| Comparative | braití (obsolete) braitighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- béalbhraiteach (“tender-mouthed”, adjective) (of horse)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| braiteach | bhraiteach | mbraiteach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "braiteach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.