braonach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish bráenach (“wet, moist”).[1] By surface analysis, braon +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠeːn̪ˠəx/[2]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠiːnˠəx/[3]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠiːnˠa(x)/, (older) /bˠɾˠɯːnˠa(x)/

Adjective

braonach (genitive singular masculine braonaigh, genitive singular feminine braonaí, plural braonacha, comparative braonaí)

  1. wet, moist

Declension

Declension of braonach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative braonach bhraonach braonacha;
bhraonacha2
vocative bhraonaigh braonacha
genitive braonaí braonacha braonach
dative braonach;
bhraonach1 		bhraonach;
bhraonaigh (archaic) 		braonacha;
bhraonacha2
Comparative níos braonaí
Superlative is braonaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of braonach
radical lenition eclipsis
braonach bhraonach mbraonach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bráenach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 318, page 159
  3. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974), Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 25

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “braonaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 116; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “braonach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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