Breatimeacht

Irish

Etymology

Blend of Breatain (“Britain”) +‎ imeacht (“departure”), formed by analogy with English Brexit.

Proper noun

Breatimeacht m or f (genitive Breatimeachta)

1. Brexit
   • 2017 May 3, "Breatimeacht" (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin)

     Tá an Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála ag comhordú freagairt an uile-Rialtais ar an mBreatimeacht.

     The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is coordinating the whole-Government response to Brexit.

   • 2018 October 1, "'Breatimeacht gan margadh an t-aon rogha b'fhéidir'-Dominic Raab" (RTÉ, Dublin)

     Dúirt Rúnaí na Breatimeachta, Dominic Raab, go mba fhéidir nach mbeadh aon rogha ag an Ríocht Aontaithe ach an tAontas Eorpach (AE) a fhágáil gan margadh.

     Secretary of Brexit Dominic Raab said the UK may have no choice but to leave the European Union (EU) without a deal.

Declension

Declension of Breatimeacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Breatimeacht Vocative a Bhreatimeacht Genitive Breatimeachta Dative Breatimeacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an Breatimeacht Genitive an Bhreatimeachta Dative leis an mBreatimeacht don Bhreatimeacht

Alternative declension

Declension of Breatimeacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative Breatimeacht Vocative a Bhreatimeacht Genitive Breatimeachta Dative Breatimeacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an Bhreatimeacht Genitive na Breatimeachta Dative leis an mBreatimeacht don Bhreatimeacht

Synonyms

• Sasamach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Breatimeacht	Bhreatimeacht	mBreatimeacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.