broc-chú

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Irish

Etymology

From broc (badger) +‎ (hound), a calque of German Dachshund.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠɔkˌxuː/

Noun

broc-chú m (genitive singular broc-chú, nominative plural broc-chúnna)

  1. dachshund

Declension

Declension of broc-chú (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative broc-chú broc-chúnna
vocative a bhroc-chú a bhroc-chúnna
genitive broc-chú broc-chúnna
dative broc-chú broc-chúnna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an broc-chú na broc-chúnna
genitive an bhroc-chú na mbroc-chúnna
dative leis an mbroc-chú
don bhroc-chú
leis na broc-chúnna

Mutation

Mutated forms of broc-chú
radical lenition eclipsis
broc-chú bhroc-chú mbroc-chú

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

Further reading

  • broc-chú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025