bríg
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
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem | |||
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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:
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Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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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
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bríg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language