Brito-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. Brito-Canadian Brit.

/ˌbrɪtəʊkəˈneɪdɪən/, U.S.

/ˌbrɪdoʊkəˈneɪdiən/.

Forms: 1600s Bryto-, 1700s– Brito-.

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: British adj., -o- connective; Latin Britō , Brittō , -o- connective.

Etymology: < Brit- (in either British adj. or classical Latin Britō, variant of Brittō Briton n.) + -o- connective, after e.g. Anglo- comb. form, Scoto- comb. form¹.

1. Forming adjectives and nouns with the sense ‘British (British adj. 1a) and ——’, as Brito-Pictish, Brito-Roman, etc.

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1654 R. Vilvain (title) Enchiridium Epigrammatum Latino-Anglicum; an epitome of essais, Englished out of Latin... Containing six Classes or Centuries of 1. Theologicals. 2. Historicals. 3. Heterogeneals. 4. Bryto-Anglicals. 5. Miscellaneals. 6. Mutuatitials.

1732 J. Horsley Britannia Romana ii. iii. 322 As for Geta I think it evident that he is called Caesar only in some Brito-Roman inscriptions, even after his coming into Britain.

1801 E. King Munimenta Antiqua II. 2 To burden the present investigation, by describing particularly, and individually, these latter Brito-Roman Fortresses, would be as useless, as it would be tedious.

1860 Chambers's Encycl. I. 376/2 Of Roman or Brito-Roman manufacture.

1891 New Oxford (Pa.) Item 9 Jan. 1/5 The city now being laid bare is the Brito Roman ‘Silchester’.

1926 Glasgow Herald 25 Oct. 6 A long list of British or Brito-Pictish ministers.

1942 Mod. Lang. Notes 57 67 Nennius' shift of Arthur from the North to the South, from a Roman fighting the Picts and Scots to a Brito-Roman fighting the Saxons.

2002 C. Hodgkins Reforming Empire i. 48 Polydore Vergil was..the most outspoken anti-Geoffrean historian of the Tudor era, proposing instead of Brutus and Arthur a translatio imperii through the Christianized Brito-Roman Constantine.

2. Forming adjectives and nouns with the sense ‘British (British adj. 3, British n. 2) and ——’, as Brito-arctic, Brito-Canadian, Brito-Japanese. Also Brito-centric adj. having Britain as the centre.

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1798 H. Williamson Let. 2 Feb. in T. Jefferson Papers (2003) XXX. 72 Such a Bill if opposed by the Eastern Brito-Americans would..turn New England Politicks the other side up.

1866 A. Bell Hist. Canada II. 321 In brief, what is denounced as a crime in a Gallo-Canadian shall pass for public virtue in a Brito-Canadian.

1898 Geogr. Jrnl. 11 134 It is evident, therefore, that the basalts of Cape Flora and Hooker island are similar to types widely distributed in the Brito-arctic volcanic province.

1905 Westm. Gaz. 11 Sept. 2/3 ‘Anglo-Japanese’ certainly is an easier form than ‘Brito-Japanese’.

1924 R. Macaulay Orphan Island xvi. §3 The world, as viewed from Orphan Island, wore a curious, Brito-Centric aspect.

1965 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 258 156 Jan Mayen is often included in the Brito-Arctic petrological province, but in fact the lavas are somewhat different.

1996 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 13 Nov. 9 There is an unpleasantness, an ostentatious Brito-centric style in fashion which is profoundly depressing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brito-
释义	Brito-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. Brito-Canadian Brit. /ˌbrɪtəʊkəˈneɪdɪən/, U.S. /ˌbrɪdoʊkəˈneɪdiən/. Forms: 1600s Bryto-, 1700s– Brito-. Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: British adj., -o- connective; Latin Britō , Brittō , -o- connective. Etymology: < Brit- (in either British adj. or classical Latin Britō, variant of Brittō Briton n.) + -o- connective, after e.g. Anglo- comb. form, Scoto- comb. form¹. 1. Forming adjectives and nouns with the sense ‘British (British adj. 1a) and ——’, as Brito-Pictish, Brito-Roman, etc. ΚΠ 1654 R. Vilvain (title) Enchiridium Epigrammatum Latino-Anglicum; an epitome of essais, Englished out of Latin... Containing six Classes or Centuries of 1. Theologicals. 2. Historicals. 3. Heterogeneals. 4. Bryto-Anglicals. 5. Miscellaneals. 6. Mutuatitials. 1732 J. Horsley Britannia Romana ii. iii. 322 As for Geta I think it evident that he is called Caesar only in some Brito-Roman inscriptions, even after his coming into Britain. 1801 E. King Munimenta Antiqua II. 2 To burden the present investigation, by describing particularly, and individually, these latter Brito-Roman Fortresses, would be as useless, as it would be tedious. 1860 Chambers's Encycl. I. 376/2 Of Roman or Brito-Roman manufacture. 1891 New Oxford (Pa.) Item 9 Jan. 1/5 The city now being laid bare is the Brito Roman ‘Silchester’. 1926 Glasgow Herald 25 Oct. 6 A long list of British or Brito-Pictish ministers. 1942 Mod. Lang. Notes 57 67 Nennius' shift of Arthur from the North to the South, from a Roman fighting the Picts and Scots to a Brito-Roman fighting the Saxons. 2002 C. Hodgkins Reforming Empire i. 48 Polydore Vergil was..the most outspoken anti-Geoffrean historian of the Tudor era, proposing instead of Brutus and Arthur a translatio imperii through the Christianized Brito-Roman Constantine. 2. Forming adjectives and nouns with the sense ‘British (British adj. 3, British n. 2) and ——’, as Brito-arctic, Brito-Canadian, Brito-Japanese. Also Brito-centric adj. having Britain as the centre. ΚΠ 1798 H. Williamson Let. 2 Feb. in T. Jefferson Papers (2003) XXX. 72 Such a Bill if opposed by the Eastern Brito-Americans would..turn New England Politicks the other side up. 1866 A. Bell Hist. Canada II. 321 In brief, what is denounced as a crime in a Gallo-Canadian shall pass for public virtue in a Brito-Canadian. 1898 Geogr. Jrnl. 11 134 It is evident, therefore, that the basalts of Cape Flora and Hooker island are similar to types widely distributed in the Brito-arctic volcanic province. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 11 Sept. 2/3 ‘Anglo-Japanese’ certainly is an easier form than ‘Brito-Japanese’. 1924 R. Macaulay Orphan Island xvi. §3 The world, as viewed from Orphan Island, wore a curious, Brito-Centric aspect. 1965 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 258 156 Jan Mayen is often included in the Brito-Arctic petrological province, but in fact the lavas are somewhat different. 1996 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 13 Nov. 9 There is an unpleasantness, an ostentatious Brito-centric style in fashion which is profoundly depressing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < comb. form1654
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