bruach

Irish

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from brú (edge, brink, bank).

Pronunciation

Noun

bruach m (genitive singular bruaigh, nominative plural bruacha)

  1. bank (edge of river, lake, or other watercourse), brink
  2. swollen edge

Declension

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 28

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

brú + -ach

Noun

bruäch n (genitive unattested)

  1. edge, brink
  2. margin, border
  3. bank, shore

Inflection

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Manx: broogh
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbruäch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value). Cognates include Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) and Manx broogh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾuə̯x/
  • Hyphenation: bruach

Noun

bruach f (genitive singular bruaiche, plural bruachan)

  1. bank (of lake or river)
  2. brink, border, edge, brim

Declension

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)bhruach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), bruach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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