bràithreil

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bráithremail (“brotherly”), equivalent to bràthair (“brother”) +‎ -eil.

Adjective

bràithreil (genitive singular masculine bràithreil, genitive singular feminine bràithreile, nominative plural bràithreile, comparative bràithreile)

1. brotherly
2. affectionate

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “bràithreil”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bráithremail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language