breathnú

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Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

breathnú m (genitive singular breathnaithe)

  1. verbal noun of breathnaigh
  2. observing, observation
    Synonyms: breathnóireacht, grinniú
  3. consideration, deliberation
    Synonyms: breithniú, breithniúchán
  4. examination

Declension

Declension of breathnú (irregular, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative breathnú
vocative a bhreathnú
genitive breathnaithe
dative breathnú
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an breathnú
genitive an bhreathnaithe
dative leis an mbreathnú
don bhreathnú

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of breathnú
radical lenition eclipsis
breathnú bhreathnú mbreathnú

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

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