Briotanach
See also: Briotánach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
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Adjective edit
Briotanach (genitive singular masculine Briotanaigh, genitive singular feminine Briotanaí, plural Briotanacha, not comparable)
Declension edit
Declension of Briotanach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Briotanach | Bhriotanach | Briotanacha; Bhriotanacha² | |
| Vocative | Bhriotanaigh | Briotanacha | ||
| Genitive | Briotanaí | Briotanacha | Briotanach | |
| Dative | Briotanach; Bhriotanach¹ |
Bhriotanach; Bhriotanaigh (archaic) |
Briotanacha; Bhriotanacha² | |
| Comparative | níos Briotanaí | |||
| Superlative | is Briotanaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms edit
- An Cholóim Bhriotanach f (“British Columbia”)
- An Comhlathas Briotanach m (“the British Commonwealth”)
- Iar-Bhriotanach (“West Brit”, adjective)
Noun edit
Briotanach m (genitive singular Briotanaigh, nominative plural Briotanaigh)
Declension edit
Declension of Briotanach
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- Iar-Bhriotanach m (“West Brit”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Briotanach | Bhriotanach | mBriotanach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Briotanach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Briotanach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Briotanach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.