breathnaigh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish brethnaigid (to judge),[1] from breth (judgment). Doublet of breithnigh.

Pronunciation

Verb

breathnaigh (present analytic breathnaíonn, future analytic breathnóidh, verbal noun breathnú, past participle breathnaithe) (ambitransitive)

  1. to observe, examine
  2. to look at, watch
  3. to look, appear

Conjugation

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of breathnaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
breathnaigh bhreathnaigh mbreathnaigh

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “brethnaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 52
  3. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, page 74, line 31
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 130, page 50

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