brith
Albanian
Etymology
A formation from bri, often occurring in metathesized form birth.
Noun
brith m
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | brith | brithi | britha | brithat |
| accusative | brithin | |||
| dative | brithi | brithit | brithave | brithave |
| ablative | brithash | |||
Related terms
Further reading
- “brith”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *briθ, from Proto-Celtic *mrixtos.
Adjective
brith
Noun
brith m (no singulative)
- (collective) tartan
Mutation
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brith | vrith | unchanged | prith | frith | vrith |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲiθʲ/
Noun
brith
- inflection of breth:
- dative/accusative singular
- nominative/vocative/accusative dual
- alternative form of breth
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| brith | brith pronounced with /βʲ-/ |
mbrith |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Welsh
Etymology
From Old Welsh brith, from Proto-Brythonic *briθ, from Proto-Celtic *mrixtos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /briːθ/
- Rhymes: -iːθ
Adjective
brith (feminine singular braith, plural brithion, not comparable)
Derived terms
- bara brith
- britheg (“snake's head fritillary”)
- brithgi (“mongrel”)
- brithlas (“dapple grey”)
- brithlen (“tapestry, brocade”)
- brithyll (“trout”)
- marchrawn brith (“variegated fern”)
- neidr fraith (“grass snake”)