bruthaire

Irish

Etymology 1

From bruith (“boil; cook by boiling; bake”) +‎ -aire.

Noun

bruthaire m (genitive singular bruthaire, nominative plural bruthairí)

1. cooker

   Synonyms: cócaireán, sorn (cistine)

Etymology 2

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Noun

bruthaire m (genitive singular bruthaire, nominative plural bruthairí)

1. hairy, unkempt, person

Alternative forms

• brothaire

Declension

Declension of bruthaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bruthaire bruthairí Vocative a bhruthaire a bhruthairí Genitive bruthaire bruthairí Dative bruthaire bruthairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bruthaire na bruthairí Genitive an bhruthaire na mbruthairí Dative leis an mbruthaire don bhruthaire leis na bruthairí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bruthaire	bhruthaire	mbruthaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bruthaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bruthaire”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bruthaire”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024