brách
Irish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom bráth (“(day of) judgment”) + -ach.
Alternative forms
editAdjective
editbrách (genitive singular feminine bráiche, plural brácha, not comparable)
Declension
editDeclension of brách
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | brách | bhrách | brácha; bhrácha² | |
Vocative | bhrách | brácha | ||
Genitive | bráiche | brácha | brách | |
Dative | brách; bhrách¹ |
bhrách | brácha; bhrácha² | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Further reading
edit- “brách”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bráthach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bráṫaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 82
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 49
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brách”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Etymology 2
editSee go brách.
Noun
editbrách
- Only used in go brách
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
brách | bhrách | mbrách |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |