Breatimeacht

Irish

Etymology

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

Noun

Breatimeacht m or f (genitive singular Breatimeachta, nominative plural Breatimeachtaí)

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.

   • 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.

Declension

Declension of Breatimeacht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Breatimeacht Breatimeachtaí Vocative a Breatimeacht a Breatimeachtaí Genitive Breatimeachta Breatimeachtaí Dative Breatimeacht Breatimeachtaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Breatimeacht na Breatimeachtaí Genitive an Breatimeachta na Breatimeachtaí Dative leis an Breatimeacht don Breatimeacht leis na Breatimeachtaí

Alternative declension

Declension of Breatimeacht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Breatimeacht Breatimeachtaí Vocative a Breatimeacht a Breatimeachtaí Genitive Breatimeachta Breatimeachtaí Dative Breatimeacht Breatimeachtaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Breatimeacht na Breatimeachtaí Genitive na Breatimeachta na Breatimeachtaí Dative leis an Breatimeacht don Breatimeacht leis na Breatimeachtaí

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.

Synonyms

• Sasamach