bracaist

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Scottish Gaelic

 bracaist on Scottish Gaelic Wikipedia

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English breakfast.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bracaist f (genitive singular bracaiste, plural bracaistean)

  1. breakfast
    Synonyms: biadh-maidne, lòn-maidne

Mutation

Mutation of bracaist
radical lenition
bracaist bhracaist

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “bracaist”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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