brithem

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• breithem

Etymology

breth +‎ -em

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɾʲi.θʲəβ̃/
  • (Blasse) [ˈbʲɾʲi.θʲeβ̃]
  • (Griffith) [ˈbʲɾʲi.θʲəβ̃]

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	brithemnaH
accusative	brithemainN	brithemainL	brithemnaH
genitive	brithemon, britheman	brithemon, brithemanL	brithemon, brithemanN
dative	brithemainL, brithemL	brithemnaib	brithemnaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

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

Descendants

• Irish: breitheamh
• Scottish Gaelic: britheamh

Mutation

Mutation of brithem

radical	lenition	nasalization
brithem	brithem pronounced with /βʲ-/	mbrithem

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