branra brád

Irish

Alternative forms

• brannra brághad (obsolete)

Etymology

Literally, “supporting bar of the neck”

Noun

branra brád m (genitive singular branra bhrád, nominative plural branraí brád)

1. clavicle, collarbone

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
branra brád	bhranra brád	mbranra brád
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “brannra”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “branra brád”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN