Bríd
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī (“high, exalted”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Brìghde and Manx Breeshey.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Bríd f (genitive Bríde)
- a female given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Bridget or Brigid
Derived terms edit
- duilleog Bhríde (“nipplewort”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Bríd | Bhríd | mBríd |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Bríd”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Bríd” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 56
- Entries containing “Bríd” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.