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brí

brí

See also: bri

Irish

Noun

brí f (genitive singular brí, nominative plural bríonna)

  1. strength, vigor
  2. meaning, significance
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish brí, from Proto-Celtic *brixs.

Noun

brí f (genitive singular brí, nominative plural bríonna)

  1. brae
Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
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)

  1. hill

Inflection

Feminine g-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
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.