brécaire

Old Irish

Etymology

From bréc (“falsehood, lie; deception”) +‎ -aire (agent noun suffix).

Noun

brécaire m

  1. liar, deceiver
  2. flatterer
  3. hypocrite

Inflection
Masculine io-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
brécaire brécaire
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/		 mbrécaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “brécaire” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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