co bráth

Old Irish

Etymology

From co (“until”, preposition with accusative) +‎ bráth (“the Last Judgement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈbr͈aːθ/

Adverb

co bráth

1. (affirmatively) forever
2. (negatively) never

Descendants

• Middle Irish: co bráth
  • Irish: go brách
  • Manx: dy bragh (“never”)
  • Scottish Gaelic: gu bràth

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bráth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language