bréagán

Irish

Etymology

From bréag (“lie, falsehood”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bʲɾʲeːˈɡɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɾʲeːɡɑːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɾʲeːɡanˠ/

Noun

bréagán m (genitive singular bréagáin, nominative plural bréagáin)

1. toy, plaything
2. doll (of woman)

Declension

Declension of bréagán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bréagán bréagáin Vocative a bhréagáin a bhréagána Genitive bréagáin bréagán Dative bréagán bréagáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bréagán na bréagáin Genitive an bhréagáin na mbréagán Dative leis an mbréagán don bhréagán leis na bréagáin

Derived terms

• bréagán gnéis (“sex toy”)
• bréagán oideachasúil (“educational toy”)
• bréagán stuáilte, bréagán bog (“stuffed toy”)
• bréagán tochrais (“clockwork toy”)
• siopa bréagán (“toy-shop”)
• traein bhréagáin (“toy-train”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bréagán	bhréagán	mbréagán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bréagán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bréagán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 54
• “bréagán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024