breitheamh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish brithem, breithem.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲɛhəvˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲɛhu/

Noun

breitheamh m (genitive singular breithimh or breitheamhan, nominative plural breithiúna or breitheamhain)

  1. (law, sports) judge

Declension

Standard inflection (first declension):

Alternative inflection (fifth declension):

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: brehon

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
breitheamh bhreitheamh mbreitheamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

breitheamh m (genitive singular breitheimh, plural breitheamhan)

  1. Alternative form of britheamh

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
breitheamhbhreitheamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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