brocach

Irish

Etymology

From broc (“badger”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠəˈkɑx/, /bˠəɾˠˈkɑx/[1]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠokəx/[2]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠʌka(x)/

Noun

brocach f (genitive singular brocaí, nominative plural brocacha)

  1. badger den, sett

Declension

Declension of brocach (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative brocach brocacha
vocative a bhrocach a bhrocacha
genitive brocaí brocach
dative brocach
brocaigh (archaic, dialectal) 		brocacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bhrocach na brocacha
genitive na brocaí na mbrocach
dative leis an mbrocach
leis an mbrocaigh (archaic, dialectal)
don bhrocach
don bhrocaigh (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na brocacha

Mutation

Mutated forms of brocach
radical lenition eclipsis
brocach bhrocach mbrocach

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 250, page 126
  2. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 105, page 24

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