brúit

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See also: bruit and brùit

Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin brūtus.

Noun[edit]

brúit f

  1. brute, beast

Inflection[edit]

Feminine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative brúit brúitL brúitiH
Vocative brúit brúitL brúitiH
Accusative brúitN brúitL brúitiH
Genitive brútoH, brútaH brútoH, brútaH brúiteN
Dative brúitL brúitib brúitib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants[edit]

  • Irish: brúid
  • Scottish Gaelic: brùid

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
brúit brúit
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbrúit
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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