breathnú
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲan̪ˠuː/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠæːn̪ˠuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲahnˠu/, /ˈbʲɾʲahn̪ˠu/
Noun
breathnú m (genitive singular breathnaithe)
- verbal noun of breathnaigh
- observing, observation
- Synonyms: breathnóireacht, grinniú
- consideration, deliberation
- Synonyms: breithniú, breithniúchán
- examination
Declension
Declension of breathnú
Irregular
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| breathnú | bhreathnú | mbreathnú |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “breathnú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “breathnú” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 53
- Entries containing “breathnú” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 89
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