bróg
See also: brog, bròg, and Bróg
Irish
Alternative forms
- bróig (Cois Fharraige)
Etymology
From Old Irish bróc, from Old Norse brók (“breeches”). Cognate with Manx braag and Scottish Gaelic bròg.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠoːɡ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠɔːɡ/
Noun
bróg f (genitive singular bróige, nominative plural bróga)
- boot, shoe
Declension
Declension of bróg
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
|
- Dual: dhá bhróig
Derived terms
- bróga cnaipí (“buttoned shoes, button-boots”)
- bróga damhsa (“dancing-shoes”)
- bróg adhmaid (“clog”)
- bróga éadroma (“light shoes”)
- bróga gréasaí (“hand-made boots”)
- bróga iallacha (“laced shoes, boots”)
- bróga peile (“football boots”)
- bróg ard (“boot”)
- bróga sneachta (“snow-shoes”)
- bróga tairní (“heavy, hobnailed, boots”)
- bróga troma (“heavy, hobnailed, boots”)
- brógchrann (“boot-tree”)
- bróg íseal (“shoe”)
- bróg mhaide (“clog”)
- bróg spící (“spiked shoes”)
- brógstrapa (“bootstrap”)
- bróg úrleathair (“pampootie”)
- iall bróige (“bootlace, shoe-lace”)
- leathar bróg (“shoe-leather”)
- scuab bhróg (“shoe-brush”)
Descendants
- → English: brogue
- → Yola: brogue, brough
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bróg | bhróg | mbróg |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 50.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bróg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Greene, D. (1976), “The influence of Scandinavian on Irish”, in Bo Almqvist and David Greene, editors, Proceedings of the Seventh Viking Congress, Dundalk: Dundalgan Press, pages 75-82
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 55
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borgъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bruk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uk
- Syllabification: bróg
- Homophone: bruk
Noun
bróg m inan (diminutive brożek)
- hay barrack
- Synonym: siennica
- rick, stack
Declension
Declension of bróg
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bróg | brogi |
| genitive | brogu | brogów |
| dative | brogowi | brogom |
| accusative | bróg | brogi |
| instrumental | brogiem | brogami |
| locative | brogu | brogach |
| vocative | brogu | brogi |
Derived terms
adjective
- brogowy
Descendants
- →? Russian: брог (brog)
Further reading
- bróg in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bróg in Polish dictionaries at PWN