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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī (“high, exalted”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Brìghde and Manx Breeshey.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bríd f (genitive Bríde)
- a female given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Bridget or Brigid
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- 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 [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 56
- “Bríd”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024