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, no plural)

bare forms 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

Mutated forms of breathnú

radical	lenition	eclipsis
breathnú	bhreathnú	mbreathnú

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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 [The Aran Dialect] (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