bruach

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish bruäch,[1] from brú (edge, brink, bank).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bruach m (genitive singular bruaigh, nominative plural bruacha)

  1. bank (edge of river, lake, or other watercourse), brink
  2. swollen edge

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bruach bhruach mbruach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bruach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 62, page 33
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 51
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 66, page 28

Further reading

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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brú +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bruäch n (genitive unattested)

  1. edge, brink
  2. margin, border
  3. bank, shore

Inflection

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Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative bruachN bruachN bruachL, bruacha
Vocative bruachN bruachN bruachL, bruacha
Accusative bruachN bruachN bruachL, bruacha
Genitive *bruïgL, *brúaigL bruach bruachN
Dative bruüchL, brúchL bruachaib bruachaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Irish: bruach
  • Manx: broogh
  • Scottish Gaelic: bruach

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
bruäch bruäch
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
mbruäch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish bruäch. Cognates include Irish bruach and Manx broogh.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾuə̯x/
  • Hyphenation: bruach

Noun

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bruach f (genitive singular bruaiche, plural bruachan)

  1. bank (of lake or river)
  2. brink, border, edge, brim

Declension

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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
bruach bhruach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “bruach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN