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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Declension of bruach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative bruach bruacha
vocative a bhruaigh a bhruacha
genitive bruaigh bruach
dative bruach bruacha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bruach na bruacha
genitive an bhruaigh na mbruach
dative leis an mbruach
don bhruach 		leis na bruacha

Mutation

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Mutated forms of bruach
radical lenition eclipsis
bruach bhruach mbruach

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

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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Mutation of bruach
radical lenition nasalization
bruäch bruäch
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ 		mbruäch

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

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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Declension of bruach (class IIa feminine noun)
Indefinite
Singular Plural
Nominative bruach bruachan
Genitive bruaiche bhruach
Dative bruaich bruachan; bruachaibh✝
Definite
Singular Plural
Nominative (a') bhruach (na) bruachan
Genitive (na) bruaiche (nam) bruach
Dative (a') bhruaich (na) bruachan; bruachaibh✝
Vocative bhruach bhruacha

✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Mutation

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Mutation of bruach
radical lenition
bruach bhruach

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

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
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