bréagfholt

Irish

Etymology

From bréag- (“false”) +‎ folt (“hair”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɾʲeːɡˌɔl̪ˠt̪ˠ/

Noun

bréagfholt m (genitive singular bréagfhoilt, nominative plural bréagfhoilt)

1. wig

Declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bréagfholt bréagfhoilt Vocative a bhréagfhoilt a bhréagfholta Genitive bréagfhoilt bréagfholt Dative bréagfholt bréagfhoilt

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bréagfholt na bréagfhoilt Genitive an bhréagfhoilt na mbréagfholt Dative leis an mbréagfholt don bhréagfholt leis na bréagfhoilt

Declension of bréagfholt

First declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bréagfholt	bhréagfholt	mbréagfholt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bréagfholt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN