bracaist

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • braiceas, braiceast, breacaist, bracoist

Etymology

From English breakfast.

Pronunciation

  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈb̥ɾakʰɔʃtʲ/[1] (corresponding to the form bracoist)
  • (North Uist) IPA(key): /ˈb̥ɾɛçkʲɛs̪t̪/[2] (corresponding to the form braiceast)
  • (Skye) IPA(key): /ˈb̥ɾæçkʲəs̪t̪/[3] (corresponding to the form braiceast)

Noun

bracaist f (genitive singular bracaiste, plural bracaistean)

  1. breakfast
    Synonyms: biadh-maidne, lòn-maidne

Mutation

Mutation of bracaist
radical lenition
bracaist bhracaist

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

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “bracaist”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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