brachán

brachán

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠaˈxɑːnˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠaxɑːnˠ/
• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠaxænˠ/

Noun

brachán m (genitive singular bracháin)

1. porridge, stirabout
2. mess (disagreeable mixture or confusion of things)

Declension

Declension of brachán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative brachán Vocative a bhracháin Genitive bracháin Dative brachán

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an brachán Genitive an bhracháin Dative leis an mbrachán don bhrachán

Synonyms

• leite f
• praiseach f

Derived terms

• brachán bán m, brachán plúir m (“white sauce”)
• brachán buí m, brachán mine buí m (“maize porridge, polenta”)
• brachán coirce m, brachán mine coirce m (“oatmeal porridge”)
• brachán lom m (“thin porridge, gruel”)
• brachán ó aréir m (“cold comfort”)
• brachán réidh m (“gruel (for invalids)”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
brachán	bhrachán	mbrachán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "brachán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.