bríathar

See also: briathar

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *breitrā (“word”), also "battle," perhaps related to *brē-, *bri- (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to strike”); compare Welsh brwydr (“fight, combat”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʲrʲiːa̯θər/, [ˈbʲrʲiːa̯θar]

Noun

bríathar f (genitive bré(i)thre, nominative plural bríathra)

  1. word
  2. (grammar) verb

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bríathar.

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative bríatharL bréthirL, bréithir bríathraH
vocative bríatharL bréthirL, bréithir bríathraH
accusative bréthirN, bréithir bréthirL, bréithir bríathraH
genitive bréthreH, bréithre bríatharL bríatharN
dative bréthirL, bréithir bríathraib bríathraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: briathar
  • Manx: breear
  • Scottish Gaelic: briathar

Mutation

Mutation of bríathar
radical lenition nasalization
bríathar bríathar
pronounced with /βʲ-/		 mbríathar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “166”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 166

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