broc

See also: broć and bróc

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin broccus.

Noun

broc m (plural brocs)

1. spout

Further reading

• “broc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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French

Etymology

Origin uncertain.

un broc à toilette
a ewer for dressing table

un broc à lait
a pitcher for milk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁo/

Noun

broc m (plural brocs)

1. ewer, pitcher

Further reading

• “broc” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish brocc, from Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”) (compare Welsh broch).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠɔk/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠʌk/

Noun

broc m (genitive singular broic, nominative plural broic)

1. badger

Declension

Declension of broc

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative broc broic Vocative a bhroic a bhroca Genitive broic broc Dative broc broic

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an broc na broic Genitive an bhroic na mbroc Dative leis an mbroc don bhroc leis na broic

Derived terms

• broc meala (“honey badger”)
• brocach (“badger den, sett”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
broc	bhroc	mbroc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish brocc, from Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”) (compare Welsh broch).

Noun

broc m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. badger

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
broc	vroc	mroc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brōkaz, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Middle Dutch broek, Old High German bruoh (German Bruch).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /broːk/

Noun

brōc m

1. stream, brook

Declension

Declension of broc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	brōc	brōcas
accusative	brōc	brōcas
genitive	brōces	brōca
dative	brōce	brōcum

Descendants

• Middle English: brook
  • English: brook
  • Scots: broke, bruke

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish brocc, from Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”) (compare Welsh broch).

Noun

broc m (genitive singular bruic, plural bruic)

1. badger
2. (obsolete) wolf

Derived terms

• broc-lann
• brocair