bruig

Irish

Etymology

From English brig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠɪɟ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /bʲɾʲɪɡ/ (as if spelled briog)

Noun

bruig f (genitive singular bruige, nominative plural bruigeanna)

1. brig (two-masted vessel)

Declension

Declension of bruig (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bruig bruigeanna vocative a bhruig a bhruigeanna genitive bruige bruigeanna dative bruig bruigeanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bhruig na bruigeanna genitive na bruige na mbruigeanna dative leis an mbruig don bhruig leis na bruigeanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of bruig

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bruig	bhruig	mbruig

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bruig”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN