dá bhrí sin

Irish

Etymology

From dá (“from its”) + bhrí (“significance”) + sin (“that”); thus literally “from the significance of that”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɑː ˈvʲɾʲiː ʃɪnʲ/
• (Aran, also) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɑː ˈvʲɾʲiːn ʃɪn/ (as if spelled dá bhrín sin)

Adverb

dá bhrí sin

1. therefore, thence, because of that
2. wherefore, so (with the result that)

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bríġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 87
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bhrí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bhrí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024