"bri" meaning in Welsh

See bri in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /briː/ Forms: briau [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], bri [error-unrecognized-form], fri [soft], mri [error-unrecognized-form]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From Middle Welsh bri, from Proto-Brythonic *briɣ, from Proto-Celtic *brīgos (“importance”) (compare Old Irish bríg (“force, power”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrih₂-g-, a suffixed extended form of *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”) (compare Latin gravis, Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), and Sanskrit गुरु (gurú). Etymology templates: {{root|cy|ine-pro|*gʷreh₂-}}, {{inh|cy|wlm|bri}} Middle Welsh bri, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*briɣ}} Proto-Brythonic *briɣ, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*brīgos||importance}} Proto-Celtic *brīgos (“importance”), {{cog|sga|bríg||force, power}} Old Irish bríg (“force, power”), {{inh|cy|ine-pro||*gʷrih₂-g-}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷrih₂-g-, {{cog|la|gravis}} Latin gravis, {{cog|grc|βαρύς}} Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), {{cog|sa|गुरु|tr=gurú}} Sanskrit गुरु (gurú) Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|briau}} bri m (plural briau) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. esteem, prestige Tags: masculine Synonyms: mawredd
    Sense id: en-bri-cy-noun-ma5bEWyD Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
  2. honour, respect Tags: masculine Synonyms: anrhydedd, parch
    Sense id: en-bri-cy-noun-2YQcE9Cs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anfri, di-fri (english: disrespect, indignity)

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "anfri"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "disrespect, indignity",
      "translation": "disrespect, indignity",
      "word": "di-fri"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gʷreh₂-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "bri"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh bri",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*briɣ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *briɣ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*brīgos",
        "4": "",
        "5": "importance"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *brīgos (“importance”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "bríg",
        "3": "",
        "4": "force, power"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish bríg (“force, power”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*gʷrih₂-g-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *gʷrih₂-g-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "gravis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin gravis",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "βαρύς"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "गुरु",
        "tr": "gurú"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit गुरु (gurú)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh bri, from Proto-Brythonic *briɣ, from Proto-Celtic *brīgos (“importance”) (compare Old Irish bríg (“force, power”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrih₂-g-, a suffixed extended form of *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”) (compare Latin gravis, Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), and Sanskrit गुरु (gurú).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "briau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bri",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fri",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mri",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "briau"
      },
      "expansion": "bri m (plural briau)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "60 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "esteem, prestige"
      ],
      "id": "en-bri-cy-noun-ma5bEWyD",
      "links": [
        [
          "esteem",
          "esteem"
        ],
        [
          "prestige",
          "prestige"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mawredd"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "honour, respect"
      ],
      "id": "en-bri-cy-noun-2YQcE9Cs",
      "links": [
        [
          "honour",
          "honour"
        ],
        [
          "respect",
          "respect"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "anrhydedd"
        },
        {
          "word": "parch"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/briː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bri"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/iː",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/iː/1 syllable",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Welsh terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷreh₂-",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "anfri"
    },
    {
      "english": "disrespect, indignity",
      "translation": "disrespect, indignity",
      "word": "di-fri"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gʷreh₂-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "bri"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh bri",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*briɣ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *briɣ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*brīgos",
        "4": "",
        "5": "importance"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *brīgos (“importance”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "bríg",
        "3": "",
        "4": "force, power"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish bríg (“force, power”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*gʷrih₂-g-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *gʷrih₂-g-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "gravis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin gravis",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "βαρύς"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "गुरु",
        "tr": "gurú"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit गुरु (gurú)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh bri, from Proto-Brythonic *briɣ, from Proto-Celtic *brīgos (“importance”) (compare Old Irish bríg (“force, power”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrih₂-g-, a suffixed extended form of *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”) (compare Latin gravis, Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), and Sanskrit गुरु (gurú).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "briau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bri",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fri",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mri",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "briau"
      },
      "expansion": "bri m (plural briau)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "esteem, prestige"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "esteem",
          "esteem"
        ],
        [
          "prestige",
          "prestige"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mawredd"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "honour, respect"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "honour",
          "honour"
        ],
        [
          "respect",
          "respect"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "anrhydedd"
        },
        {
          "word": "parch"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/briː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bri"
}

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