brith
Albanian
Etymology
A formation from bri, often occurring in metathesized form birth.
Noun
brith m
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | brith | brithi | britha | brithat |
| accusative | brithin | |||
| dative | brithi | brithit | brithave | brithave |
| ablative | brithash | |||
Related terms
Further reading
- “brith”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *briθ, from Proto-Celtic *mrixtos.
Adjective
brith
Derived terms
- britha (“to dapple, mottle, streak”, verb)
- brithel (“mackerel”)
- brithen (“freckle”)
- brithki (“mongrel”)
- brithlen (“tapestry”)
- brithweyth (“mosaic”)
- brithys (“spotted”)
- meyl rudh brith (“striped red mullet”)
- virus brith ivra (“ryegrass mosaic virus”)
Noun
brith (collective)
Mutation
| radical | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| brith | vrith | unchanged | prith | frith, vrith* |
* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲiθʲ/
Noun
brith
- inflection of breth:
- dative/accusative singular
- nominative/vocative/accusative dual
- alternative form of breth
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| brith | brith pronounced with /βʲ-/ |
mbrith |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Welsh
Etymology
From Old Welsh brith, from Proto-Brythonic *briθ, from Proto-Celtic *mrixtos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /briːθ/
- Rhymes: -iːθ
Adjective
brith (feminine singular braith, plural brithion, not comparable)
Derived terms
- bara brith
- barbed brith (“pied barbet”)
- britheg (“snake's head fritillary”)
- brithgi (“mongrel”)
- brithlas (“dapple grey”)
- brithlen (“tapestry, brocade”)
- brithyll (“trout”)
- marchrawn brith (“variegated fern”)
- neidr fraith (“grass snake”)