bríg
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *brīgā (“power, worth”), an alternative form of *brīgos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʲrʲiːɣ/ (nominative/vocative singular, genitive dual/plural)
- IPA(key): /bʲrʲiːɣʲ/ (accusative/dative singular, nominative/vocative/accusative dual)
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:
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Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| bríg | bríg pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbríg |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bríg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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