bréagchráifeacht

Irish

Etymology

From bréag- (“false”) +‎ cráifeacht (“devoutness; piety, devotion”).

Noun

bréagchráifeacht f (genitive singular bréagchráifeachta)

  1. sanctimony, hypocrisy
    Synonym: bréagchrábhadh

Declension
Declension of bréagchráifeacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative bréagchráifeacht
Vocative a bhréagchráifeacht
Genitive bréagchráifeachta
Dative bréagchráifeacht

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an bhréagchráifeacht
Genitive na bréagchráifeachta
Dative leis an mbréagchráifeacht

don bhréagchráifeacht

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bréagchráifeacht bhréagchráifeacht mbréagchráifeacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “hypocrisy”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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