brúit

See also: bruit and brùit

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin brūtus.

Noun

brúit f

  1. brute, beast

Inflection

Feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative brúit brúitL brúitiH
vocative brúit brúitL brúitiH
accusative brúitN brúitL brúitiH
genitive brútoH, brútaH brútoH, brútaH brúiteN
dative brúitL brúitib brúitib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: brúid
  • Scottish Gaelic: brùid

Mutation

Mutation of brúit
radical lenition nasalization
brúit brúit
pronounced with /β-/		 mbrúit

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

References

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