brìgh
Scottish Gaelic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish bríg (“force, power, value”), from Proto-Celtic *brīgos (“strength”) (compare Welsh bri (“fame, distinction”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrih₂-g-, a suffixed extended form of *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”) (compare Latin gravis, Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), and Sanskrit गुरु (gurú).
Noun edit
brìgh f (genitive singular brìgh, plural brìghean)
- meaning, sense
- substance, essence, gist, point, drift (of argument etc)
- pith, sap, juice (of plants, fruit etc)
- energy, strength
- significance, purport, moment
- fizz, sparkle (in sparkling or fizzy drinks or pop)
Synonyms edit
- (sense): ciallachadh, seagh
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of “flat, still”): gun brìgh
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
brìgh | bhrìgh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “brìgh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bríg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language