brocail
Scottish Gaelic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom English broccoli, from Italian broccoli, plural of broccolo (“cabbage sprout, head”), diminutive of brocco (“shoot, sprout”), from Latin broccus (“pointed, sharp, projecting; buck-toothed”).
Noun
editbrocail m
Synonyms
editEtymology 2
editbroc (“badger”) + -ail (“adjective suffix”)
Adjective
editbrocail (comparative brocaile)
- badgerlike; pertaining to badgers
Mutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
brocail | bhrocail |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit“brocail” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.
“brocail” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.
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- Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -ail
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives
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