Breatnach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish Bretnach, synchronically Breatain +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

Breatnach (genitive singular masculine Breatnaigh, genitive singular feminine Breatnaí, plural Breatnacha, not comparable)

  1. Welsh

Declension

Declension of Breatnach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative Breatnach Bhreatnach Breatnacha;
Bhreatnacha2
vocative Bhreatnaigh Breatnacha
genitive Breatnaí Breatnacha Breatnach
dative Breatnach;
Bhreatnach1 		Bhreatnach;
Bhreatnaigh (archaic) 		Breatnacha;
Bhreatnacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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

Noun

Breatnach m (genitive singular Breatnaigh, nominative plural Breatnaigh)

  1. Welsh person (male or female)

Declension

Declension of Breatnach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative Breatnach Breatnaigh
vocative a Bhreatnaigh a Bhreatnacha
genitive Breatnaigh Breatnach
dative Breatnach Breatnaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an Breatnach na Breatnaigh
genitive an Bhreatnaigh na mBreatnach
dative leis an mBreatnach
don Bhreatnach 		leis na Breatnaigh

Proper noun

Breatnach m or f (genitive Breatnaigh)

  1. a surname, feminine equivalent Bhreatnach, traditionally anglicized as Walsh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Breatnach
radical lenition eclipsis
Breatnach Bhreatnach mBreatnach

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

References

  1. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 337.3, page 109; reprinted 1988
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , page 308
  3. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 167, page 39
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 381, page 128

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish Bretnach.

Noun

Breatnach (genitive Breatnach)

  1. Breton (person)

Mutation

Mutation of Breatnach
radical lenition
Breatnach Bhreatnach

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

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