ᚁᚏᚑᚉᚔ

Primitive Irish

Alternative forms

  • ᚁᚏᚑᚉᚉ (brocc)

Etymology

    From Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbroki/

    Proper noun

    ᚁᚏᚑᚉᚔ (broci) m

    1. a male given name meaning “badger”

    Descendants

    • Middle Irish: brocc
      • Irish: broc
      • Manx: brock
      • Scottish Gaelic: broc

    References

    1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*brokko-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 80
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