Brigit

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *Brigantī (“high, exalted”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲrʲiɣʲidʲ/

Proper noun

Brigit f (genitive Brigte or Brigite)

1. (Irish mythology) The goddess of the Sacred Flame of Kildare and the patron goddess of the Druids. Daughter of the Dagdae of the Túatha Dé Danann.
2. (Christianity) Brigid of Kildare (c. 451–521), an Irish saint adapted from the goddess.
3. a female given name from Proto-Celtic, equivalent to English Bridget

Declension

Feminine ī-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	BrigitL	—	—
Vocative	BrigitL	—	—
Accusative	BrigtiN, Brigiti	—	—
Genitive	BrigteH, Brigite	—	—
Dative	BrigtiL, Brigiti	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: Bríd
• Manx: Breeshey
• Scottish Gaelic: Brìghde, Brìde

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
Brigit	Brigit pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mBrigit
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.