See also: brig and Brig

Old Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Celtic *brīgā (power, worth), an alternative form of *brīgos.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bʲrʲiːɣ/ (nominative/vocative singular, genitive dual/plural)
  • IPA(key): /bʲrʲiːɣʲ/ (accusative/dative singular, nominative/vocative/accusative dual)

Noun edit

bríg f

  1. force, power
  2. value, virtue
  3. strength, vigour, vitality

Inflection edit

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative brígL brígL brígaH
Vocative brígL brígL brígaH
Accusative brígN brígL brígaH
Genitive brígeH brígL brígN
Dative brígL brígaib brígaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Irish: brí
  • Manx: bree
  • Scottish Gaelic: brìgh

Mutation edit

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

Further reading edit