cait bhrád
Irish
Etymology
From cait (plural of cat (“cat”)) + brád (genitive singular of bráid (“neck”)), thus literally “cats of the neck”. Alteration, possibly by folk etymology, of gaid bhrád, plural of synonymous gad brád (literally “withe of the neck”).
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /kɪtʲ ˈwɾˠaːdʲ/
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cait bhrád | chait bhrád | gcait bhrád |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bráid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 58
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