braighdeanas

== Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish bráigdenas (“hostageship, captivity”), from brága (“captive, prisoner; hostage”) (compare modern brá). === Noun === braighdeanas m (genitive singular braighdeanais) captivity, bondage, confinement, imprisonment duress ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== braighdeanas baile (“house arrest”) braighdeanas aonair (“solitary confinement”) ==== Related terms ==== braighdeanach m (“captive, prisoner”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “braighdeanas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “braiġdeanas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 80 de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “braighdeanas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “braighdeanas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026