Brìghde
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī (“high, exalted”). Cognate with Irish Bríd and Manx Breeshey.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɾʲiːʝtʲə/
Proper noun
Brìghde f (genitive Brìghde, vocative a Bhrìghde)
- a female given name from Old Irish, equivalent to Irish Bríd or English Bridget or Brigid
Derived terms
- Fèill Brìghde (“Candlemas”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| Brìghde | Bhrìghde |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
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