bregda
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”).
Adjective
bregda
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| bregda | bregda pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ | mbregda |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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
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