brachán

Irish

Alternative forms

  • brochán, brothchán

Etymology

From Old Irish brothchán (broth, pottage, soup, gruel), from brothach (boiling, hot).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠəˈxɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠaxɑːnˠ/, /ˈbˠɾˠaxɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠahanˠ/, /ˈbˠɾˠahan̪ˠ/[1]

Noun

brachán m (genitive singular bracháin)

  1. porridge, stirabout
    Synonyms: leite, praiseach
  2. mess (disagreeable mixture or confusion of things)

Declension

Derived terms

  • brachán bán
  • brachán buí
  • brachán coirce
  • brachán lom
  • brachán mine buí
  • brachán mine coirce
  • brachán ó aréir
  • brachán plúir
  • brachán réidh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
brachán bhrachán mbrachán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 7

Further reading

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