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Briotánach
Briotánach
See also: Briotanach
Irish
Adjective
Briotánach (genitive singular masculine Briotánaigh, genitive singular feminine Briotánaí, plural Briotánacha)
Declension
Declension of Briotánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Briotánach | Briotánach¹ | Briotánacha³ | |
| Vocative | Briotánaigh¹ | Briotánach¹ | Briotánacha | |
| Genitive | Briotánaigh¹ | Briotánaí (obsolete) Briotánaighe |
Briotánacha | Briotánach |
| Dative | Briotánach² | Briotánach¹ (archaic) Briotánaigh¹ |
Briotánacha³ | |
| Comparative | Briotánaí (obsolete) Briotánaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- An Bhriotáin f (“Brittany”)
- Briotáinis f (“Breton language”)
Noun
Briotánach m (genitive singular Briotánaigh, nominative plural Briotanaigh)
- Breton (person)
Declension
Declension of Briotánach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Briotánach | Bhriotánach | mBriotánach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "Briotánach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.