Brega

See also: brega, bregá, and брега

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic البريقة (al-burayqah).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbreɪɡə/

Proper noun

Brega

1. a complex of several smaller towns in Libya

Anagrams

• Gaber, barge, Aberg, Berga, begar, rebag, Garbe, Barge

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish brí (“hill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲrʲeɣə/

Proper noun

Brega pl (genitive Breg)

1. (plural only) Bregia (a the country around the Hill of Tara in Ireland)
2. inhabitants of Bregia

Derived terms

• bregda (“Bregian; fine, excellent”)

Mutation

Mutation of Brega

radical	lenition	nasalization
Brega	Brega pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mBrega

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Brega”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “Breagha” in Index to Keating, Geoffrey (1902) Patrick Dinneen, editor, The history of Ireland‎^[1], London, pages 184–185