brithemnas

Old Irish

Etymology

brithem (“judge; jurist”) +‎ -as

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲrʲiθʲeβ̃nas]

Noun

brithemnas m (genitive brithemnasa)

  1. judgment, adjudication
  2. jurisdiction

Inflection

Masculine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative brithemnas — —
vocative brithemnas — —
accusative brithemnasN — —
genitive breithemnasoH, breithemnasaH — —
dative brithemnasL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Synonyms

  • (judgment, adjudication): breithemnacht

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: breithemnas
    • Irish: breithiúnas
    • Manx: briwnys
    • Scottish Gaelic: breitheanas

Mutation

Mutation of brithemnas
radical lenition nasalization
brithemnas brithemnas
pronounced with /βʲ-/		 mbrithemnas

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

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