bromach
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *brombākos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrebʰ- (“young animal”); compare Ancient Greek βρέφος (bréphos, “fetus, baby”), Old Church Slavonic жрѣбѧ (žrěbę, “foal”).
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Connacht" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠʊmˠəx/, /ˈbˠɾˠɔmˠəx/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ulster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠɤmˠax/, /ˈbˠɾˠɤmˠah/
Noun
bromach m (genitive singular bromaigh, nominative plural bromaigh)
- colt
- Proverb: Is minic a rinne bromach gioblach capall cumasach. ― Many a ragged colt made a noble horse.
- Synonyms: bromachán, bromaistín
- (figuratively)
- strong rough man
- Synonym: bromach d'fhear
- big strong youth
- Synonym: bromach de ghasúr
- rude person, boor
- strong rough man
Declension
Declension of bromach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bromach | bhromach | mbromach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bromach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bromach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Template:R:ga:Dinneen
- “colt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bromach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm