breacaire

== Irish == === Alternative forms === breacadóir m === Etymology === From breac (“speckle, dapple; mark with letters, figures; write; carve, engrave”) +‎ -aire (agent suffix). === Noun === breacaire m (genitive singular breacaire, nominative plural breacairí) carver, engraver quern-picker engraving tool scrivener, scribbler ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== breacaire páipéir m (“scribbler, scrivener”) breacaireacht f (“variegation, chequering; carving, engraving; scribbling; doodling; fair amount; smattering”) === Mutation === === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “breacaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN