brithem

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

breith +‎ -em

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʲrʲiθʲeṽ/

Noun

brithem m (genitive brithemon, nominative plural brithemain)

  1. judge; brehon; jurist

Inflection
Masculine n-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative brithem brithemainL brithemain
Vocative brithem brithemainL brithemna
Accusative brithemainN brithemainL brithemna
Genitive brithemon, britheman brithemonL, britheman brithemonN, britheman
Dative brithemainN, brithemN brithemnaib brithemnaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms
  • breithemnas (“adjudication, judgment; jurisdiction; (Doomsday) Judgment”)
  • brithemandae (“judicial; pertaining to judgment”)
  • brithemnacht (“judging, judgment, adjudication”)
  • brithemnaigid (“adjudges”)

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
brithem brithem
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/		 mbrithem
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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