brógstrapa

Irish

Etymology

From bróg (“shoe, boot”) +‎ strapa (“strap”).

Noun

brógstrapa m (genitive singular brógstrapa, nominative plural brógstrapaí)

1. bootstrap

Declension

Declension of brógstrapa

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative brógstrapa brógstrapaí Vocative a bhrógstrapa a bhrógstrapaí Genitive brógstrapa brógstrapaí Dative brógstrapa brógstrapaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an brógstrapa na brógstrapaí Genitive an bhrógstrapa na mbrógstrapaí Dative leis an mbrógstrapa don bhrógstrapa leis na brógstrapaí

Derived terms

• brógstrapáil (“bootstrapping”)
• modh an bhrógstrapa (“bootstrapping, bootstrap theory”)
• teoiric an bhrógstrapa (“bootstrap theory”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
brógstrapa	bhrógstrapa	mbrógstrapa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.