brí

See also: bri

Irish

Etymology 1

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

brí f (genitive singular brí, nominative plural bríonna)

  1. strength, vigor
  2. meaning, significance
Declension
Declension of brí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative brí bríonna
Vocative a bhrí a bhríonna
Genitive brí bríonna
Dative brí bríonna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bhrí na bríonna
Genitive na brí na mbríonna
Dative leis an mbrí

don bhrí

 leis na bríonna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish brí, from Proto-Celtic *brixs.

Noun

brí f (genitive singular brí, nominative plural bríonna)

  1. brae
Declension
Declension of brí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative brí bríonna
Vocative a bhrí a bhríonna
Genitive brí bríonna
Dative brí bríonna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bhrí na bríonna
Genitive na brí na mbríonna
Dative leis an mbrí

don bhrí

 leis na bríonna

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
brí bhrí mbrí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *brixs.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʲrʲiː/

Noun

brí f (genitive breg, nominative plural brig)

  1. hill

Inflection
Feminine g-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
brí brí
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/		 mbrí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “1 bri” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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