"bri" meaning in Cornish

See bri in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Middle Cornish bry, from Proto-Brythonic *briɣ, from Proto-Celtic *brīgos. Cognate with Welsh bri. Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cnx|bry}} Middle Cornish bry, {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*briɣ}} Proto-Brythonic *briɣ, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*brīgos}} Proto-Celtic *brīgos, {{cog|cy|bri}} Welsh bri Head templates: {{head|kw|noun|uncountable|||||{{{d2}}}|||||||cat2=|f4g=|f5g=|f6g=|g=f|head=}} bri f (uncountable), {{kw-noun|f|uncount=1}} bri f (uncountable)
  1. distinction, esteem, important, prominence, relevance, reputation, value Tags: feminine, uncountable Derived forms: a vri (english: famous, significant), fowt bri (english: insignificance, worthlessness), heb bri (english: irrelevant), meur hy bri (english: outstanding), ri bri a (english: to attribute) [verb]
    Sense id: en-bri-kw-noun-jQevLXqD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|kw|mutated noun}} bri
  1. soft mutation of pri (“clay”) Tags: form-of, mutation-soft Form of: pri (extra: clay)
    Sense id: en-bri-kw-noun-t1I4IiAq Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "english": "famous, significant",
          "translation": "famous, significant",
          "word": "a vri"
        },
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          "english": "insignificance, worthlessness",
          "translation": "insignificance, worthlessness",
          "word": "fowt bri"
        },
        {
          "english": "irrelevant",
          "translation": "irrelevant",
          "word": "heb bri"
        },
        {
          "english": "outstanding",
          "translation": "outstanding",
          "word": "meur hy bri"
        },
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          "english": "to attribute",
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        [
          "prominence",
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        ],
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          "relevance",
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        ],
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          "reputation"
        ],
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    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
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      "translation": "insignificance, worthlessness",
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    },
    {
      "english": "irrelevant",
      "translation": "irrelevant",
      "word": "heb bri"
    },
    {
      "english": "outstanding",
      "translation": "outstanding",
      "word": "meur hy bri"
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      ],
      "translation": "to attribute",
      "word": "ri bri a"
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}

Download raw JSONL data for bri meaning in Cornish (3.1kB)

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