brithem

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• breithem

Etymology

breth +‎ -em

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲrʲiθʲeṽ]

Noun

brithem m (genitive brithemon, nominative plural brithemain)

1. judge; brehon; jurist

Inflection

Masculine n-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	brithem	brithemainL	brithemain
Vocative	brithem	brithemainL	brithemnaH
Accusative	brithemainN	brithemainL	brithemnaH
Genitive	brithemon, britheman	brithemon, brithemanL	brithemon, brithemanN
Dative	brithemainL, brithemL	brithemnaib	brithemnaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• brithemandae (“judicial; pertaining to judgment”)
• brithemnacht (“judging, judgment, adjudication”)
• brithemnaigid (“adjudges”)
• brithemnas (“adjudication, judgment; jurisdiction; (Doomsday) Judgment”)

 

Descendants

• Irish: breitheamh
• Scottish Gaelic: britheamh

Mutation

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