cait bhrád
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From cait (plural of cat (“cat”)) + brád (genitive singular of bráid (“neck”)), thus literally “cats of the neck”. Alteration, possibly by folk etymology, of gaid bhrád, plural of synonymous gad brád (literally “withe of the neck”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cait bhrád m pl (genitive plural cat brád)
- (pathology) scrofula
- Synonyms: easpa brád, gad brád
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cait bhrád | chait bhrád | gcait bhrád |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bráid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 58
