braar

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish bráthair, from Proto-Celtic *brātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).

Pronunciation

Noun

braar m (genitive singular braarey, plural braaraghyn)

  1. brother
  2. monk, friar

Derived terms

  • braar 'sy leigh
  • braar ayrey
  • braar boght
  • braar doo
  • braar keeilley
  • braar lannoonagh
  • braar mayrey
  • braar theayagh
  • braaragh
  • braaroil
  • braarys
  • jarroo-vraar
  • lhiass-vraar
  • lieh-vraar

Mutation

Mutation of braar
radical lenition eclipsis
braar vraar mraar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Christopher Lewin (forthcoming) Sheean as Screeu, St John's: Culture Vannin, pages 53, 213, 218
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