brithem

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

breth +‎ -em

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲrʲiθʲeṽ]

Noun

brithem m (genitive brithemon, nominative plural brithemain)

  1. judge; brehon; jurist

Inflection
Masculine n-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative brithem brithemainL brithemain
Vocative brithem brithemainL brithemnaH
Accusative brithemainN brithemainL brithemnaH
Genitive brithemon, britheman brithemon, brithemanL brithemon, brithemanN
Dative brithemainL, brithemL brithemnaib brithemnaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms
  • brithemandae (“judicial; pertaining to judgment”)
  • brithemnacht (“judging, judgment, adjudication”)
  • brithemnaigid (“adjudges”)
  • brithemnas (“adjudication, judgment; jurisdiction; (Doomsday) Judgment”)

Descendants
  • Irish: breitheamh
  • Scottish Gaelic: britheamh

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
brithem brithem
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/		 mbrithem
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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