Brega
Old Irish
Etymology
From brí (“hill”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʲrʲeɣa/
Proper noun
Brega pl (genitive Breg)
- (plural only) Bregia, the country around the Hill of Tara
- inhabitants of Bregia
Derived terms
- bregda (“Bregian; fine, excellent”)
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Brega | Brega pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ | mBrega |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, 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, London, pages 184–185