bromach

Irish

Alternative forms
  • bramach
  • bromachán
  • bromaistín

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): /ˈbˠɾˠʊmˠəx/, /ˈbˠɾˠɔmˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠɤmˠax/, /ˈbˠɾˠɤmˠah/

Noun

bromach m (genitive singular bromaigh, nominative plural bromaigh)

  1. colt

Declension
Declension of bromach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bromach bromaigh
Vocative a bhromaigh a bhromacha
Genitive bromaigh bromach
Dative bromach bromaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bromach na bromaigh
Genitive an bhromaigh na mbromach
Dative leis an mbromach

don bhromach

 leis na bromaigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bromach bhromach mbromach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “bromach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “bromaċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "bromach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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