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Brigit
Brigit
Old Irish
Proper noun
Brigit f (genitive Brigti or Brigiti)
- (Irish mythology) The goddess of the Sacred Flame of Kildare and the patron goddess of the Druids. Daughter of the Dagdae of the Túatha Dé Danann.
- (Christianity) Brigid of Kildare (c. 451–521), an Irish saint partly confused with the goddess.
- A female given name, Anglicised as Bridget or Brigid
Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Brigit | Brigit pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mBrigit |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||