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
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