Britishとは意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle English Brittish, from 古期英語 Brettisċ.^[1] The spelling with single -t- appears in the 13th century under the influence of Medieval Latin Britannicus, but spelling with -tt- persists alongside -t- during the 13th to 17th centuries.

In reference to the island of Great Britain from ca. 1400 (Latin natio Anglica sive Britannica, Brittisshe occean 1398, the Britishe nacion 1548). As a noun, referring to the British people, British soldiers, etc. from ca. 1600.

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɪtɪʃ/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɪtɪʃ/, [ˈbɹɪɾɪʃ]
• (Cockney, Estuary English) IPA^(key): [ˈbɹɪʔɪʃ]
• 韻: -ɪtɪʃ
• ハイフネーション: Brit‧ish

固有名詞

British

1. (with article, collective) The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain.
2. (with article, collective) The citizens or inhabitants of the United Kingdom.
3. (history) The ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain before the Anglo-Saxon invasion.

   Synonym: Britons

4. The Celtic language of the ancient Britons; Common Brittonic.
5. (obsolete) Synonym of Welsh: the Welsh people.
6. (chiefly US) The British English language.

形容詞

British (comparative more British, superlative most British)

1. Of Britain.
2. Of the United Kingdom.
3. Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire.
4. (historical) Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.
5. (historical) Of the British Isles.
6. Of British English.

派生語

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