Irish
Etymology
From bruth- (“igneous”) + carraig (“rock”).
Noun
bruthcharraig f (genitive singular bruthcharraige, nominative plural bruthcharraigeacha)
- (geology) igneous rock
- Synonym: carraig dhoigheartha
Declension
Declension of bruthcharraig (second declension)
| bare forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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bruthcharraig
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bruthcharraigeacha
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| vocative
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a bhruthcharraig
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a bhruthcharraigeacha
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| genitive
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bruthcharraige
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bruthcharraigeacha
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| dative
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bruthcharraig
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bruthcharraigeacha
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| forms with the definite article
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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an bhruthcharraig
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na bruthcharraigeacha
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| genitive
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na bruthcharraige
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na mbruthcharraigeacha
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| dative
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leis an mbruthcharraig don bhruthcharraig
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leis na bruthcharraigeacha
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Mutation
Mutated forms of bruthcharraig
| radical
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lenition
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eclipsis
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| bruthcharraig
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bhruthcharraig
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mbruthcharraig
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bruthcharraig”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bruthcharraig”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “bruthcharraig”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025