Breatain Bheag
Irish
Etymology
Literally, “Little Britain”.
Proper noun
An Bhreatain Bheag f (genitive na Breataine Bige)
- Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)
Related terms
- An Bhreatain Mhór f (“Great Britain”)
- Breatnach m (“a Welsh person”)
- Breatnach (“Welsh”, adjective)
- Breatnais f (“the Welsh language”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Breatain Bheag | Bhreatain Bheag | mBreatain Bheag |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Wales”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “an Bhreatain Bheag”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025