braim
Scottish Gaelic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish broimm (verbal noun of braigid from Proto-Celtic *bragyeti) from Proto-Celtic *braxsman from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg-. The modern verb is derived from the noun.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
braim m (genitive singular brama, plural bramannan)
Declension edit
- In Uist, an alternate genitive plural form, bràm, is used.
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| braim | bhraim |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “braim”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “broimm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language