Bríd

See also: brid and bríd

Irish

Alternative forms

Brighid

Etymology

From Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī (“high, exalted”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Brìghde and Manx Breeshey.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʲɾʲiːdʲ/

Proper noun

Bríd f (genitive Bríde)

A female given name, equivalent to English Bridget or Brigid

Mutation

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

"Bríd" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “Bríd” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “Bríd” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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