brúigh

Irish

Etymology

Cognate with Welsh brifo (to injure).[1] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Verb

brúigh (present analytic brúnn, future analytic brúfaidh, verbal noun brú, past participle brúite) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. press
  2. push, shove
  3. crush

Conjugation

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
brúigh bhrúigh mbrúigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “briw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Further reading

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