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, traditionally anglicized as Walsh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Breatnach Bhreatnach mBreatnach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish Bretnach.

Noun

Breatnach (genitive Breatnach)

  1. Breton (person)

Related terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
Breatnach Bhreatnach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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