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brìgh
brìgh
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Noun
brìgh f (genitive singular brìgh, plural brìghean)
- meaning, sense
- substance, essence, gist, point, drift (of argument etc)
- pith, sap, juice (of plants, fruit etc)
- energy, strength
- significance, purport, moment
Synonyms
- (sense): ciallachadh, seagh
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| brìgh | bhrìgh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- “bríg” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.