bròg
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Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish bróc, from Old Norse [Term?] or Old English [Term?].
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bròg f (genitive singular bròige, plural brògan)
Usage notes[edit]
- For long boots (Wellington boots and similar) bòtann is used instead.
Derived terms[edit]
- bròg-chleasachd (“trainer”)
- bròg-dannsa (“pump”)
- bròg-sheòmair (“slipper”)
- cho sona ri bròg (“happy as a lark”)
Descendants[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
bròg | bhròg |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- “bròg” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, →ISBN.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “bróc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Categories:
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Norse
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old English
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns
- gd:Clothing
- gd:Footwear