bradach

See also: bradách

Irish

Etymology

From brad (“plunder”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠəɾˠˈd̪ˠɑx/, /bˠɾˠəˈd̪ˠɑx/[1]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠad̪ˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠad̪ˠa(h)/

Adjective

bradach (genitive singular masculine bradaigh, genitive singular feminine bradaí, plural bradacha, comparative bradaí)

  1. thieving, scoundrelly, sly
  2. stolen, ill-gotten
  3. false

Declension

Declension of bradach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative bradach bhradach bradacha;
bhradacha2
vocative bhradaigh bradacha
genitive bradaí bradacha bradach
dative bradach;
bhradach1 		bhradach;
bhradaigh (archaic) 		bradacha;
bhradacha2
Comparative níos bradaí
Superlative is bradaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

  • ceardaí bradach (“rogue workman”)
  • cóip bhradach (“bootleg”)
  • cúirt bhradach (“kangaroo court”)
  • gadaí bradach (“rip-off merchant”)
  • raidió bradach (“pirate radio”)
  • stát bradach (“rogue state”)
  • taifeadadh bradach (“bootleg”)
  • tiománaí bradach (“joyrider”)
  • trádálaí bradach (“rogue trader”)

Noun

bradach m (genitive singular bradaigh, nominative plural bradaigh)

  1. thief, plunderer

Declension

Declension of bradach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative bradach bradaigh
vocative a bhradaigh a bhradacha
genitive bradaigh bradach
dative bradach bradaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bradach na bradaigh
genitive an bhradaigh na mbradach
dative leis an mbradach
don bhradach 		leis na bradaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of bradach
radical lenition eclipsis
bradach bhradach mbradach

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 281, page 140

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