breathnú

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɾʲan̪ˠuː/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠæːn̪ˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɾʲahnˠu/, /ˈbʲɾʲahn̪ˠu/

Noun

breathnú m (genitive singular breathnaithe)

1. verbal noun of breathnaigh
2. observing, observation

   Synonyms: breathnóireacht, grinniú

3. consideration, deliberation

   Synonyms: breithniú, breithniúchán

4. examination

Declension

Declension of breathnú

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative breathnú Vocative a bhreathnú Genitive breathnaithe Dative breathnú

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an breathnú Genitive an bhreathnaithe Dative leis an mbreathnú don bhreathnú

Derived terms

• forbhreathnú

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
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “breathnú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 53
• “breathnú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 89