brithem

Old Irish

Alternative forms

breithem

Etymology

breth +‎ -em

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbʲrʲiθʲeṽ]

Noun

brithem m (genitive brithemon, nominative plural brithemain)

judge; brehon; jurist

Inflection

Masculine n-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	brithem	brithemain^L	brithemain
vocative	brithem	brithemain^L	brithemna^H
accusative	brithemain^N	brithemain^L	brithemna^H
genitive	brithemon, britheman	brithemon, britheman^L	brithemon, britheman^N
dative	brithemain^L, brithem^L	brithemnaib	brithemnaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

brithemandae (“judicial; pertaining to judgment”)
brithemnacht (“judging, judgment, adjudication”)
brithemnaigid (“adjudges”)
brithemnas (“adjudication, judgment; jurisdiction; (Doomsday) Judgment”)

Descendants

Irish: breitheamh
Scottish Gaelic: britheamh

Mutation

Mutation of *brithem*
radical	lenition	nasalization
brithem	brithem pronounced with /βʲ-/	mbrithem

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