brachán

Irish

Alternative forms

• brochán, brothchán

Etymology

From Old Irish brothchán (“broth, pottage, soup, gruel”), from brothach (“boiling, hot”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠəˈxɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠaxɑːnˠ/, /ˈbˠɾˠaxɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠahanˠ/, /ˈbˠɾˠahan̪ˠ/

Noun

brachán m (genitive singular bracháin)

1. porridge, stirabout

   Synonyms: leite, praiseach

2. mess (disagreeable mixture or confusion of things)

Declension

Declension of brachán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative brachán Vocative a bhracháin Genitive bracháin Dative brachán

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an brachán Genitive an bhracháin Dative leis an mbrachán don bhrachán

Derived terms

• brachán bán
• brachán buí
• brachán coirce
• brachán lom
• brachán mine buí
• brachán mine coirce
• brachán ó aréir
• brachán plúir
• brachán réidh

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
brachán	bhrachán	mbrachán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brachán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “brothchán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “braċán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 79