{"id":3363,"date":"2024-05-11T14:51:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T14:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3363"},"modified":"2024-05-11T14:51:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T14:51:21","slug":"celtic-pathways-brio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3363","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Pathways &#8211; Brio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Brio\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-05-11T14:51:20+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M15S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we discover the Celtic power behind some vigorous Romance and English words.\n\n\n\nThe English word brio [\u02c8b\u0279i\u02d0o\u028a] means vigour or vivacity. When used in musical directions, as con brio, it means with spirit, with vigour, vivciously [sou...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/brio.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.4\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6375\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3363-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/brio.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/brio.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/brio.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/brio.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3363-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/brio.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"brio.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we discover the Celtic power behind some vigorous Romance and English words.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/celtiadur\/brio.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Brio\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The English word <strong>brio<\/strong> [\u02c8b\u0279i\u02d0o\u028a] means vigour or vivacity. When used in musical directions, as <strong>con brio<\/strong>, it means with spirit, with vigour, vivciously [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/con_brio\">source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<p>It comes from Italian <strong>brio<\/strong> (vivacity, liveliness), from Spanish <strong>br\u00edo<\/strong> (vigour, mettle, zest, zeal), from Old Occitan <em>briu<\/em> (wild), from Gaulish <em>*br\u012bgos<\/em> (strength), from Proto-Celtic *br\u012bgos (power, worth), possibly from PIE <em>*b\u02b0er\u01f5\u02b0-<\/em> (to rise; high) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/brio#English\">source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<p>Related words in the modern Celtic languages include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>br\u00ed<\/strong> [br\u02b2i\u02d0] = strength, vigour; force, significance, influence or merit in Irish<\/li>\n<li><strong>br\u00ecgh<\/strong> [br\u02b2i\u02d0] = essence, gist, matter, pith, purport or substance in Scottish Gaelic<\/li>\n<li><strong>bree<\/strong> = power, energy, stamina or vigour in Manx<\/li>\n<li><strong>bri<\/strong> [bri\u02d0] = honour, dignity, reputation, fame or prestige in Welsh<\/li>\n<li><strong>bri<\/strong> = distinction, importance, relevance or reputation in Cornish<\/li>\n<li><strong>bri<\/strong> [bri\u02d0] = dignity or honour in Breton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other words from the same Proto-Celtic roots include <strong>briu<\/strong> (energy, push, courage) in Catalan, <strong>brio<\/strong> (brilliance, panache) in French, and <strong>brio<\/strong> in Italian, <strong>br\u00edo<\/strong> in Spanish (as mentioned above). <\/p>\n<p>Words from the same PIE roots possibly include <strong>barrow<\/strong>, <strong>burrow<\/strong>, <strong>bury<\/strong>, <strong>effort<\/strong>, <strong>force<\/strong> and <strong>fort<\/strong> in English, and <strong>brenin<\/strong> (king), <strong>bwrw<\/strong> (to hit, strike, cast) in Welsh [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/br%C4%ABgos\">Source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, the musical direction <strong>forte<\/strong> (<strong><em>f<\/em><\/strong>), which indicates that a passage in music is to be played loudly or strongly, also comes from the same PIE roots, via Italian and Latin, as does the English word <strong>forte<\/strong> (strength, talent), though via Middle French [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/forte#Etymology_2\">Source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<p>More about words for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2019\/10\/09\/strength\/\">Strength<\/a> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p>You can find more connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur blog<\/a>. 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Get your first month free with the promo code <strong>omniglot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Brio\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-05-11T14:51:20+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M15S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we discover the Celtic power behind some vigorous Romance and English words.\n\n\n\nThe English word brio [\u02c8b\u0279i\u02d0o\u028a] means vigour or vivacity. When used in musical directions, as con brio, it means with spirit, with vigour, vivciously [sou...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/brio.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.4\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6376\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3363-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/brio.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/brio.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/brio.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/brio.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3363-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/brio.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"brio.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we discover the Celtic power behind some vigorous Romance and English words. The English word brio [\u02c8b\u0279i\u02d0o\u028a] means vigour or vivacity. When used in musical directions, as con brio, it means with spirit, with vigour, vivciously [source]. It comes from Italian brio (vivacity, liveliness), from Spanish br\u00edo (vigour, mettle, zest, zeal), from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,115,122,20,56,23,117,6,12,4,50,36,140,11,155,1,94,59,5,28,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breton","category-catalan-catala","category-celtic-pathways","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-gaulish","category-irish","category-italian","category-language","category-latin","category-manx","category-middle-french","category-music","category-old-occitan","category-podcast","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-scottish-gaelic","category-spanish","category-welsh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3363"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3366,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3363\/revisions\/3366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}