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brúigh

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Irish

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Etymology

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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

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Verb

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

  1. press
  2. push, shove
  3. crush

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of brúigh
radical lenition eclipsis
brúigh bhrúigh mbrúigh

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

References

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  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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