bromach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • bramach

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *brombākos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrebʰ- (“young animal”); compare Ancient Greek βρέφος (bréphos, “fetus, baby”), Old Church Slavonic жрѣбѧ (žrěbę, “foal”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠəˈmˠɑx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠumˠəx/, /ˈbˠɾˠomˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠɤmˠa(x)/

Noun

bromach m (genitive singular bromaigh, nominative plural bromaigh)

  1. colt
    Is minic a rinne bromach gioblach capall cumasach. (proverb)
    Many a ragged colt made a noble horse.
    Synonyms: bromachán, bromaistín
  2. (figuratively)
    1. strong rough man
      Synonym: bromach d'fhear
    2. big strong youth
      Synonym: bromach de ghasúr
    3. rude person, boor
      Synonyms: amhas, bodach, bromach de dhuine, búr, garbhán, túitín, tútachán

Declension

Declension of bromach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative bromach bromaigh
vocative a bhromaigh a bhromacha
genitive bromaigh bromach
dative bromach bromaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bromach na bromaigh
genitive an bhromaigh na mbromach
dative leis an mbromach
don bhromach 		leis na bromaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of bromach
radical lenition eclipsis
bromach bhromach mbromach

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

Further reading

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