bromach

Irish

Alternative forms

• bramach

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *brombākos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrebʰ- (“young animal”); compare Ancient Greek βρέφος (bréphos, “fetus, baby”), Old Church Slavonic жрѣбѧ (žrěbę, “foal”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠəˈmˠɑx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠʊmˠəx/, /ˈbˠɾˠɔmˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠɤmˠax/, /ˈbˠɾˠɤmˠah/

Noun

bromach m (genitive singular bromaigh, nominative plural bromaigh)

1. colt

   Proverb: Is minic a rinne bromach gioblach capall cumasach. ― Many a ragged colt made a noble horse.

   Synonyms: bromachán, bromaistín

2. (figuratively)
   1. strong rough man

      Synonym: bromach d'fhear

   2. big strong youth

      Synonym: bromach de ghasúr

   3. rude person, boor

      Synonyms: amhas, bodach, bromach de dhuine, búr, garbhán, túitín, tútachán

Declension

Declension of bromach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bromach bromaigh Vocative a bhromaigh a bhromacha Genitive bromaigh bromach Dative bromach bromaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bromach na bromaigh Genitive an bhromaigh na mbromach Dative leis an mbromach don bhromach leis na bromaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bromach	bhromach	mbromach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bromach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bromach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bromaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 90
• “colt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Entries containing “bromach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.