See also: bruit and brùit

Old Irish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin brūtus.

Noun

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brúit f

  1. brute, beast

Inflection

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Feminine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative brúit brúitL brúitiH
Vocative brúit brúitL brúitiH
Accusative brúitN brúitL brúitiH
Genitive brútoH, brútaH brútoH, brútaH brúiteN
Dative brúitL brúitib brúitib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Irish: brúid
  • Scottish Gaelic: brùid

Mutation

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

References

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