bonreizh

Breton

Etymology

From bon (“base”) +‎ reizh (“right”). Coined in the 1960s as a calque of Irish bunreacht.[1]

Noun

bonreizh f (plural bonreizhoù)

  1. constitution
    Kemmet e vo ar Vonreizh. ― The Constitution will be modified.

Inflection
  Mutation of bonreizh  
Breton consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixed
singular bonreizh vonreizh unchanged ponreizh vonreizh
plural bonreizhoù vonreizhoù unchanged ponreizhoù vonreizhoù

Derived terms
  • bonreizhel (“constitutional”, adjective)
  • bonreizhegezh (“constitutionality”)

References
  1. Da Lenn (p.6) (Ofis ar Brezhoneg)
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