brobh
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Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster, Galway) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠɔvˠ/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠɔw/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠow/, [bˠɾˠow̥][1]
Noun
[edit]brobh m (genitive singular broibh, nominative plural broibh or brobhanna)
- blade (narrow leaf of a grass or grain)
- brobh luachra ― a (single) rush
Declension
[edit]Weak plural:
Declension of brobh
Strong plural:
Declension of brobh
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
brobh | bhrobh | mbrobh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 36, page 16
Further reading
[edit]- “brobh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “brobh”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 89
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brobh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN