Irish edit

Etymology edit

From broc (badger) +‎ (hound), a calque of German Dachshund.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠɔkˌxuː/

Noun edit

broc-chú m (genitive singular broc-chú, nominative plural broc-chúnna)

  1. dachshund

Declension edit

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
broc-chú bhroc-chú mbroc-chú
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

  • Entries containing “broc-chú” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.