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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Noun
branra m (genitive singular branra, nominative plural branraí)
- supporting bar; rest, support
- tripod
- gridiron
- (in the plural) (penal) stocks
- partly submerged reef
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See branar.
Noun
branra m (genitive singular branra)
- Alternative form of branar (“broken leas, fallow”)
Declension
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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branra
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bhranra
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mbranra
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “branra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “branra”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “branra”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024