brocc

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Middle Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Primitive Irish ᚁᚏᚑᚉᚔ (broci), from Proto-Celtic *brokkos (badger) (compare Welsh broch).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

brocc m

  1. badger

Descendants[edit]

  • Irish: broc
  • Manx: brock
  • Scottish Gaelic: broc

Mutation[edit]

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
brocc brocc
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbrocc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from a Celtic source akin to Irish broc, Welsh broch, Cornish brogh and thus ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brokkos.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

brocc m

  1. badger

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]