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brí
brí
See also: bri
Irish
Noun
brí f (genitive singular brí, nominative plural bríonna)
Declension
Declension of brí
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
Terms derived from brí
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Etymology 2
From Old Irish brí, from Proto-Celtic *brixs.
Noun
brí f (genitive singular brí, nominative plural bríonna)
Declension
Declension of brí
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| 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. | ||
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *brixs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʲrʲiː/
Noun
brí f (genitive breg, nominative plural brig)
Inflection
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: brí
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
- “1 bri” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.