breathnaigh
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish brethnaigid (“to judge”), from breth (“judgment”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲan̪ˠə/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲæːn̪ˠə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲahnˠi/
Verb edit
breathnaigh (present analytic breathnaíonn, future analytic breathnóidh, verbal noun breathnú, past participle breathnaithe) (transitive, intransitive)
Conjugation edit
conjugation of breathnaigh (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms edit
- aisbhreathnaigh (“look back”, verb)
- breathnadóir m, breathnóir m (“observer, spectator”)
- breathnaigh ó (“to look (idly) around (oneself)”, verb)
- fadbhreathnaitheacht f (“far-sightedness”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
breathnaigh | bhreathnaigh | mbreathnaigh |
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) “breathnaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “brethnaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “breaṫnuiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 85
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 50