Brega

See also: brega, bregá, and брега

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic البريقة (al-burayqah).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbreɪɡə/

Proper noun

Brega

  1. A complex of several smaller towns in Libya.

Anagrams

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish brí (“hill”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʲrʲeɣə/

Proper noun

Brega pl (genitive Breg)

  1. (plural only) Bregia (a the country around the Hill of Tara in Ireland)
  2. inhabitants of Bregia

Derived terms

  • bregda (“Bregian; fine, excellent”)

Mutation

Mutation of Brega
radical lenition nasalization
Brega Brega
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ 		mBrega

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

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