bromach
Irish
Alternative forms
- bramach
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *brombākos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrebʰ- (“young animal”); compare Ancient Greek βρέφος (bréphos, “fetus, baby”), Old Church Slavonic жрѣбѧ (žrěbę, “foal”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠəˈmˠɑx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠʊmˠəx/, /ˈbˠɾˠɔmˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠɤmˠax/, /ˈbˠɾˠɤmˠah/
Noun
bromach m (genitive singular bromaigh, nominative plural bromaigh)
- colt
- Proverb: Is minic a rinne bromach gioblach capall cumasach. ― Many a ragged colt made a noble horse.
- Synonyms: bromachán, bromaistín
- (figuratively)
- strong rough man
- Synonym: bromach d'fhear
- big strong youth
- Synonym: bromach de ghasúr
- rude person, boor
- Synonyms: amhas, bodach, bromach de dhuine, búr, garbhán, túitín, tútachán
- strong rough man
Declension
Declension of bromach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bromach | bhromach | mbromach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bromach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bromach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “bromaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 90
- “colt” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “bromach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.