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Breatnach
Breatnach
Irish
Alternative forms
Adjective
Breatnach (genitive singular masculine Breatnaigh, genitive singular feminine Breatnaí, plural Breatnacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Breatnach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Breatnach | Bhreatnach | Breatnacha; Bhreatnacha² |
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| Vocative | Bhreatnaigh | Breatnacha | ||
| Genitive | Breatnaí | Breatnacha | Breatnach | |
| Dative | Breatnach; Bhreatnach¹ |
Bhreatnach; Bhreatnaigh (archaic) |
Breatnacha; Bhreatnacha² |
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| 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)
Declension
Declension of Breatnach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Noun
Breatnach f (genitive singular Breatnaí, nominative plural Breatnacha)
Declension
Declension of Breatnach
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Proper noun
Breatnach m, f (genitive Breatnaigh)
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. | ||
References
- "Breatnach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “Bretnach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
Breatnach (genitive Breatnach)
- Breton (person)
Related terms
- A’ Bhreatainn Bheag (“Brittany”)