bruthach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bruthach. By surface analysis, bruth +‎ -ach.

Adjective

bruthach (genitive singular masculine bruthaigh, genitive singular feminine bruthaí, plural bruthacha, comparative bruthaí)

1. fiery (relating to fire, burning, hot)
2. fluffy (of cloth)

Declension

Declension of bruthach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	bruthach	bhruthach	bruthacha; bhruthacha2
vocative	bhruthaigh		bruthacha
genitive		bruthaí	bruthacha	bruthach
dative	bruthach; bhruthach1	bhruthach; bhruthaigh (archaic)	bruthacha; bhruthacha2
Comparative	níos bruthaí
Superlative	is bruthaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

• (fiery): lasánta
• (fluffy): clúmhach

Mutation

Mutated forms of bruthach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bruthach	bhruthach	mbruthach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “bruṫaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 94
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bruthach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾuhəx/

Noun

bruthach m or f (genitive singular bruthaich, plural bruthaichean)

1. brae, hillside, steep slope, acclivity
2. precipice

Mutation

Mutation of bruthach

radical	lenition
bruthach	bhruthach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.