breagagh

Manx

Etymology

From breag + -agh, Old Irish brécach

Adjective

breagagh

  1. lying, false
    T'eh cha breagagh as ta'n kayt cha braddagh.He is as much a liar as the cat is a thief.
    T'eh screeu coontyssyn breagagh.He's fiddling the accounts.
    T'ou uss breagagh.You are a liar.
  2. imitation
  3. extravagant
  4. fictitious, spurious

Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
breagaghvreagaghmreagagh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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