Bríd
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī (“high, exalted”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Brìghde and Manx Breeshey.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Bríd f (genitive Bríde)
- a female given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Bridget or Brigid
Derived terms
[edit]- duilleog Bhríde (“nipplewort”)
Mutation
[edit]| 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
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Bríd”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Bríd”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 56
- “Bríd”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
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