bróg úrleathair
Irish
Etymology
Literally “shoe of untanned leather”.
Pronunciation
- (Aran) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠoːɡ uːɾʲˈl̠ʲeːɾʲ/
Noun
bróg úrleathair f (genitive singular bróige úrleathair, nominative plural bróga úrleathair)
- pampootie (traditional shoe consisting of a single piece of untanned hide)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bróg úrleathair | bhróg úrleathair | mbróg úrleathair |
| 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. 51.
- "bróg úrleathair" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.