bruach

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bruäch, from brú (“edge, brink, bank”).

Pronunciation

Noun

bruach m (genitive singular bruaigh, nominative plural bruacha)

  1. bank (edge of river, lake, or other watercourse), brink
  2. swollen edge

Declension

Declension of bruach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bruach bruacha
Vocative a bhruaigh a bhruacha
Genitive bruaigh bruach
Dative bruach bruacha

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bruach na bruacha
Genitive an bhruaigh na mbruach
Dative leis an mbruach

don bhruach

leis na bruacha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bruach bhruach mbruach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 28

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

brú +‎ -ach

Noun

bruäch n (genitive unattested)

  1. edge, brink
  2. margin, border
  3. bank, shore

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative bruachN bruachN bruachL, bruacha
Vocative bruachN bruachN bruachL, bruacha
Accusative bruachN bruachN bruachL, bruacha
Genitive *bruïgL, *brúaigL bruach bruachN
Dative bruüchL, brúchL bruachaib bruachaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: bruach
  • Manx: broogh
  • Scottish Gaelic: bruach

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
bruäch bruäch
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ 		mbruäch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bruäch. Cognates include Irish bruach and Manx broogh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾuə̯x/
  • Hyphenation: bruach

Noun

bruach f (genitive singular bruaiche, plural bruachan)

  1. bank (of lake or river)
  2. brink, border, edge, brim

Declension

Declension of bruach (class IIa feminine noun)
Indefinite
Singular Plural
Nominative bruach bruachan
Genitive bruaiche bhruach
Dative bruaich bruachan; bruachaibh*
Definite
Singular Plural
Nominative (a') bhruach (na) bruachan
Genitive (na) bruaiche (nam) bruach
Dative (a') bhruaich (na) bruachan; bruachaibh*
Vocative (a) bhruach (a) bhruacha

*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
bruach bhruach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “bruach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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