bríg

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See also: brig

Old Irish

Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *brīgos (strength) – compare Welsh bri (fame, distinction) – from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrih₂-g-, a suffixed extended form of *gʷréh₂us (heavy), compare Latin gravis, Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), and Sanskrit गुरु (gurú).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʲrʲiːɣ/ (nominative/vocative singular, genitive dual/plural)
  • IPA(key): /bʲrʲiːɣʲ/ (accusative/dative singular, nominative/vocative/accusative dual)

Noun

bríg f

  1. force, power
  2. value, virtue
  3. strength, vigour, vitality

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative brígL brígL brígaH
Vocative brígL brígL brígaH
Accusative brígN brígL brígaH
Genitive brígeH brígL brígN
Dative brígL brígaib brígaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: brí
  • Manx: bree
  • Scottish Gaelic: brìgh

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
bríg bríg
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
mbríg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading