brí
See also: bri
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish bríg (“force, power, value”), from Proto-Celtic *brīgos (“importance”) (compare Welsh bri (“fame, distinction”)).
Noun
brí f (genitive singular brí, nominative plural bríonna)
- strength, vigor
- meaning, significance
- influence, merit
- (in negative and interrogative phrases) quantity
Declension
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Alternative forms
- brígh (superseded)
Derived terms
- bríomhar
- dá bhrí sin (“therefore”)
- de bhrí go
- fobhrí
- in ísle brí
Etymology 2
From Old Irish brí, from Proto-Celtic *brixs.
Noun
brí f (genitive singular brí, nominative plural bríonna)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| brí | bhrí | mbrí |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 55
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 374, page 127
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “brí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “brí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *brixs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʲrʲiː/
Noun
brí f (genitive breg, nominative plural brig)
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | brí | brigL | brig |
| vocative | brí | brigL | brega |
| accusative | brigN | brigL | brega |
| genitive | breg | breg | bregN |
| dative | brigL, brí | bregaib | bregaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| brí | brí pronounced with /βʲ-/ |
mbrí |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bri”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) “brig-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 77