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Middle Irish
Etymology
From Brega (“Bregia, the country around Tara”) + -da (adjectival suffix). The meaning of “fine” by association with the scene of the magnificence of the high-kings. Possibly related to brí (“hill”) and bríg (“power, strength, authority”).
Pronunciation
- (earlier) IPA(key): /ˈbʲrʲeɣðə/
- (later) IPA(key): /ˈbʲrʲeɣə/
Adjective
bregda
- Bregian, related to Bregia, the country around the Hill of Tara
- fine, fair, excellent
Descendants
Mutation
Mutation of bregda
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lenition |
nasalization
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| bregda |
bregda
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
mbregda
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bregda”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “brèagh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page 48
- note 11 in Ua Laoghaire, Peadar (1895 December) “Séadna”, in Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge, volume 6, number 8, Dublin, page 134