breathnaigh

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish brethnaigid (“to judge”), from breth (“judgment”).

Pronunciation

Verb

breathnaigh (present analytic breathnaíonn, future analytic breathnóidh, verbal noun breathnú, past participle breathnaithe) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. observe, examine
  2. look at, watch
  3. look, appear

Conjugation

conjugation of breathnaigh (second conjugation)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present breathnaím breathnaíonn tú;
breathnaír† 		breathnaíonn sé, sí breathnaímid;
breathnaíonn muid 		breathnaíonn sibh breathnaíonn siad;
breathnaíd† 		a bhreathnaíonn; a bhreathnaíos /
a mbreathnaíonn* 		breathnaítear
past bhreathnaigh mé; bhreathnaíos bhreathnaigh tú; bhreathnaís bhreathnaigh sé, sí bhreathnaíomar; bhreathnaigh muid bhreathnaigh sibh; bhreathnaíobhair bhreathnaigh siad; bhreathnaíodar a bhreathnaigh /
ar bhreathnaigh* 		breathnaíodh
past habitual bhreathnaínn / mbreathnaínn‡‡ bhreathnaíteá / mbreathnaíteᇇ bhreathnaíodh sé, sí / mbreathnaíodh sé, s퇇 bhreathnaímis; bhreathnaíodh muid / mbreathnaímis‡‡; mbreathnaíodh muid‡‡ bhreathnaíodh sibh / mbreathnaíodh sibh‡‡ bhreathnaídís; bhreathnaíodh siad / mbreathnaídís‡‡; mbreathnaíodh siad‡‡ a bhreathnaíodh /
a mbreathnaíodh* 		bhreathnaítí / mbreathnaít퇇
future breathnóidh mé;
breathnód;
breathnóchaidh mé† 		breathnóidh tú;
breathnóir†;
breathnóchaidh tú† 		breathnóidh sé, sí;
breathnóchaidh sé, sí† 		breathnóimid;
breathnóidh muid;
breathnóchaimid†;
breathnóchaidh muid† 		breathnóidh sibh;
breathnóchaidh sibh† 		breathnóidh siad;
breathnóid†;
breathnóchaidh siad† 		a bhreathnóidh; a bhreathnós; a bhreathnóchaidh†; a bhreathnóchas† /
a mbreathnóidh*; a mbreathnóchaidh*† 		breathnófar; breathnóchar†
conditional bhreathnóinn; bhreathnóchainn† / mbreathnóinn‡‡; mbreathnóchainn†‡‡ bhreathnófá; bhreathnóchthᆠ/ mbreathnófᇇ; mbreathnóchthᆇ‡ bhreathnódh sé, sí; bhreathnóchadh sé, s토/ mbreathnódh sé, s퇇; mbreathnóchadh sé, s톇‡ bhreathnóimis; bhreathnódh muid; bhreathnóchaimis†; bhreathnóchadh muid† / mbreathnóimis‡‡; mbreathnódh muid‡‡; mbreathnóchaimis†‡‡; mbreathnóchadh muid†‡‡ bhreathnódh sibh; bhreathnóchadh sibh† / mbreathnódh sibh‡‡; mbreathnóchadh sibh†‡‡ bhreathnóidís; bhreathnódh siad; bhreathnóchadh siad† / mbreathnóidís‡‡; mbreathnódh siad‡‡; mbreathnóchadh siad†‡‡ a bhreathnódh; a bhreathnóchadh† /
a mbreathnódh*; a mbreathnóchadh*† 		bhreathnófaí; bhreathnóchtha토/ mbreathnófa퇇; mbreathnóchtha톇‡
subjunctive present go mbreathnaí mé;
go mbreathnaíod† 		go mbreathnaí tú;
go mbreathnaír† 		go mbreathnaí sé, sí go mbreathnaímid;
go mbreathnaí muid 		go mbreathnaí sibh go mbreathnaí siad;
go mbreathnaíd† 		— go mbreathnaítear
past dá mbreathnaínn dá mbreathnaíteá dá mbreathnaíodh sé, sí dá mbreathnaímis;
dá mbreathnaíodh muid 		dá mbreathnaíodh sibh dá mbreathnaídís;
dá mbreathnaíodh siad 		— dá mbreathnaítí
imperative breathnaím breathnaigh breathnaíodh sé, sí breathnaímis breathnaígí;
breathnaídh† 		breathnaídís — breathnaítear
verbal noun breathnú
past participle breathnaithe

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of breathnaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
breathnaigh bhreathnaigh mbreathnaigh

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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