breithiúnas
Irish
Alternative forms
- breitheamhnas (superseded)
- breithiúnachas, breithiúntas
Etymology
From Old Irish breithemnas. By surface analysis, breitheamh + -as.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /bʲɾʲəˈhuːn̪ˠəsˠ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲɛhuːvˠnəsˠ/[1], /ˈbʲɾʲaunəsˠ/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲɛhuːnˠəsˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲɛhunˠəsˠ/
Noun
breithiúnas m (genitive singular breithiúnais, nominative plural breithiúnais)
- judgment
Declension
Declension of breithiúnas
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- cathaoir bhreithiúnais
- Lá an Bhreithiúnais
Related terms
- breitheamh
- breithiúnach
- breithiúnaí
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
breithiúnas | bhreithiúnas | mbreithiúnas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 54.
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 264.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “breithiúnas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “breithemnas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “breiṫeaṁnas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 86
- Entries containing “breithiúnas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “breithiúnas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.