brí
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See also: bri
Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Irish bríg (“force, power, value”), from Proto-Celtic *brīgos (“importance”) (compare Welsh bri (“fame, distinction”)).
Noun[edit]
brí f (genitive singular brí, nominative plural bríonna)
- strength, vigor
- meaning, significance
- influence, merit
- (in negative and interrogative phrases) quantity
Declension[edit]
Declension of brí
Alternative forms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Irish brí, from Proto-Celtic *brixs.
Noun[edit]
brí f (genitive singular brí, nominative plural bríonna)
Declension[edit]
Declension of brí
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
brí | bhrí | mbrí |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “brí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 55
- Entries containing “brí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *brixs.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
brí f (genitive breg, nominative plural brig)
Inflection[edit]
Feminine g-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | brí | brigL | brig |
Vocative | brí | brigL | brega |
Accusative | brigN | brigL | brega |
Genitive | breg | breg | bregN |
Dative | brigL, brí | bregaib | bregaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
brí | brí pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbrí |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 bri”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) “brig-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 77
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