Briotánach
See also: Briotanach
Irish
Etymology
From An Bhriotáin (“Brittany”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
Briotánach (genitive singular masculine Briotánaigh, genitive singular feminine Briotánaí, plural Briotánacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Briotánach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Briotánach | Bhriotánach | Briotánacha; Bhriotánacha² | |
Vocative | Bhriotánaigh | Briotánacha | ||
Genitive | Briotánaí | Briotánacha | Briotánach | |
Dative | Briotánach; Bhriotánach¹ |
Bhriotánach; Bhriotánaigh (archaic) |
Briotánacha; Bhriotánacha² | |
Comparative | níos Briotánaí | |||
Superlative | is Briotánaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- Briotáinis f (“Breton language”)
Declension
Declension of Briotánach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Briotánach | Bhriotánach | mBriotánach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Briotánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “Breton”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- Entries containing “Briotánach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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