briathrach
Gaelic (Scots)
/prʲiərəx/
adj
Definitions
- talkative, loquacious
- wordy, verbose
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish bríathrach (wordy, having many words, verbose) affix from Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic briathar.
Origin
Gaelic (Scots)
briathar
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bríathar Old Irish
- bríathrach Old Irish
- aon-bhriathrach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- ath-bhriathrach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- briathar Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- briathrachas Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic