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Irish

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Etymology

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From béal (mouth) +‎ cráifeach (religious; pious, devout).

Adjective

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béalchráifeach (genitive singular masculine béalchráifigh, genitive singular feminine béalchráifí, plural béalchráifeacha, comparative béalchráifí)

  1. sanctimonious
    Synonym: bréagchráifeach

Declension

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Declension of béalchráifeach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative béalchráifeach bhéalchráifeach béalchráifeacha;
bhéalchráifeacha2
vocative bhéalchráifigh béalchráifeacha
genitive béalchráifí béalchráifeacha béalchráifeach
dative béalchráifeach;
bhéalchráifeach1
bhéalchráifeach;
bhéalchráifigh (archaic)
béalchráifeacha;
bhéalchráifeacha2
Comparative níos béalchráifí
Superlative is béalchráifí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

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Mutated forms of béalchráifeach
radical lenition eclipsis
béalchráifeach bhéalchráifeach mbéalchráifeach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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