brachán

Irish

Etymology

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠaˈxɑːnˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠaxɑːnˠ/
(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠaxænˠ/

Noun

brachán m (genitive singular bracháin)

porridge, stirabout
mess (disagreeable mixture or confusion of things)

Declension

Declension of brachán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	brachán
Vocative	a bhracháin
Genitive	bracháin
Dative	brachán

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an brachán
Genitive	an bhracháin
Dative	leis an mbrachán don bhrachán

Synonyms

leite f
praiseach f

Derived terms

brachán bán m, brachán plúir m (“white sauce”)
brachán buí m, brachán mine buí m (“maize porridge, polenta”)
brachán coirce m, brachán mine coirce m (“oatmeal porridge”)
brachán lom m (“thin porridge, gruel”)
brachán ó aréir m (“cold comfort”)
brachán réidh m (“gruel (for invalids)”)

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

"brachán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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