bróc

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See also: broc and broć

Old Irish

Alternative forms

brócc

Etymology

Likely from earlier Celtic source, perhaps related to earlier origin of Latin braccae, perhaps origin of Old Norse brók (“breeches”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /broːɡ/

Noun

bróc f

shoe, sandal
greave
(in the plural) greaves, leggings, hose, breeches

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	bróc^L	bróic^L	bróca^H
vocative	bróc^L	bróic^L	bróca^H
accusative	bróic^N	bróic^L	bróca^H
genitive	bróice^H	bróc^L	bróc^N
dative	bróic^L	brócaib	brócaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Irish: bróg
Manx: braag
Scottish Gaelic: bròg

Mutation

Mutation of *bróc*
radical	lenition	nasalization
bróc	bróc pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbróc

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

Further reading

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bróc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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