brisg
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish brisc, from Proto-Celtic *briskos.[1] Cognate with Irish briosc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾʲiʃc/
Adjective
brisg
- brisk, lively, agile, active
- brittle
- tender (of flesh)
- mettlesome (of a horse)
- alert, ready
- hasty
Derived terms
- stràc bhrisg
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| brisg | bhrisg |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*brisko-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 78