brúigh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bruïd (to break in pieces).[1] Cognate with Welsh briwo, brifo (to injure).[2]

Pronunciation

Verb

brúigh (present analytic brúnn, future analytic brúfaidh, verbal noun brú, past participle brúite) (ambitransitive)

  1. to press
  2. to push, shove
  3. to crush

Conjugation

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of brúigh
radical lenition eclipsis
brúigh bhrúigh mbrúigh

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bruïd”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “briw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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