bróc

See also: broc and broć

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• brócc

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse brók (“breeches”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /broːɡ/

Noun

bróc f

1. shoe, sandal
2. greave
3. (in the plural) greaves, leggings, hose, breeches

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	brócL	bróicL	brócaH
Vocative	brócL	bróicL	brócaH
Accusative	bróicN	bróicL	brócaH
Genitive	bróiceH	brócL	brócN
Dative	bróicL	brócaib	brócaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: bróg
• Manx: braag
• Scottish Gaelic: bròg

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
bróc	bróc pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/	mbróc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bróc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language