brìgh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish bríg (“force, power, value”), from Proto-Celtic *brīgos (“strength”) (compare Welsh bri (“fame, distinction”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrih₂-g-, a suffixed extended form of *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”) (compare Latin gravis, Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), and Sanskrit गुरु (gurú).

Noun

brìgh f (genitive singular brìgh, plural brìghean)

  1. meaning, sense
  2. substance, essence, gist, point, drift (of argument etc)
  3. pith, sap, juice (of plants, fruit etc)
  4. energy, strength
  5. significance, purport, moment
  6. fizz, sparkle (in sparkling or fizzy drinks or pop)

Synonyms

Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “flat, still”): gun brìgh

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
brìghbhrìgh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “brìgh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bríg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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