broc

See also: broć and bróc

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin broccus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔk/

Noun

broc m (plural brocs)

1. spout
2. stick
3. trifle
4. (in the plural) excuses, pretexts

   No fotem, que no estic per brocs. ― Let's not fuck around, I'm not in the mood for excuses.

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 Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle 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 Middle 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

Broc (1).

Etymology

From Middle Irish brocc. Cognates include Irish broc and Manx broc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾɔʰk/

Noun

broc m (genitive singular bruic, plural bruic)

1. badger (Meles meles)
2. (obsolete) Synonym of faol (“wolf”)

Declension

Conservative declension of broc (class I weak masculine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	broc	bruic
Genitive	bruic	bhroc
Dative	broc	bruic
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(am) broc	(na) bruic
Genitive	(a') bhruic	(nam) broc
Dative	(a') bhroc	(na) bruic
Vocative	(a) bhruic	(a) bhrocaibh

Colloquial declension of broc (class I weak masculine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	broc	bruic
Genitive	bruic	bhroc
Dative	broc	bruic
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(am) broc	(na) bruic
Genitive	(a') bhruic	(nam) broc
Dative	(a') bhroc	(na) bruic
Vocative	(a) bhruic	(a) bhrocaibh

Derived terms

• brocair
• broc-lann