bruich

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • (Ness) IPA(key): /b̥ɾuç/, /b̥ɾiç/, [b̥ɾʉç][1]
  • (Bernera) IPA(key): /pʰɾuç/, [pʰɾʉç][1] (as if spelled pruich)
  • (Lochs) IPA(key): /pʰɾiç/[2] (as if spelled pruich)
  • (North Uist) IPA(key): /b̥ɾʲiç/[1]
  • (Barra) IPA(key): /b̥ɾuç/, [b̥ɾʉç][1]
  • (Skye) IPA(key): /b̥ɾɯç/[3]
  • (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /pʰɾih/[4] (as if spelled pruith)

Etymology 1

    From Old Irish bruith (“act of boiling”), verbal noun of berbaid, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to seethe, roil, brew”).

    Noun

    bruich f

    1. verbal noun of bruich

    Etymology 2

      From Middle Irish bruithid, denominal verb from Old Irish bruith (see etymology 1).

      Verb

      bruich (past bhruich, future bruichidh, verbal noun bruicheadh or bruich, past participle bruichte)

      1. to cook, to boil
        • 1911, Katherine White Grant, Aig Tigh na Beinne, Oban: Hugh MacDonald, page 82:
          Mu dheireadh thubhairt e, "Ciod e'm biadh a tha thu 'bruich 'sa choire mhòir sin air an teine?"
          "Tha," thubhairt ise, "feòil a' bruich innte air son nan con."
          Finally he said, "What's the food that you are boiling in that big cauldron on the fire?"
          "There," she said, "is meat boiling in it for the dogs."
      2. to broil
      Conjugation
      Conjugation of bruich (regular)
      stem bruich
      verbal noun bruicheadh
      past participle bruichte
      independent dependent
      active passive active passive
      past bhruich bhruicheadh bhruich bhruicheadh
      future bruichidh bruichear
      bruichtear       		bruich bruichear
      bruichtear
      conditional 1st singular bhruichinn bhruichteadh
      bhruichist1
      bhruichiste1       		bhruichinn bhruichteadh
      bhruichist1
      bhruichiste1
      1st plural bhruicheamaid
      bhruicheadh sinn       		bhruicheamaid
      bhruicheadh sinn
      2nd & 3rd bhruicheadh bhruicheadh
      relative
      future       		bhruicheas bhruichear
      imperative 1st singular bruicheam bruichear
      bruichtear
      2nd singular bruich
      3rd singular bruicheadh
      1st plural bruicheamaid
      2nd plural bruichibh
      3rd plural bruicheadh

      1 Lewis dialect form

      Combined conjugation of bruich (regular)
      stem bruich
      verbal noun bruicheadh
      past participle bruichte
      singular plural impersonal
      first second third m/f first second third
      independent past bhruich mi bhruich thu bhruich e/i bhruich sinn bhruich sibh bhruich iad bhruicheadh
      future bruichidh mi bruichidh tu bruichidh e/i bruichidh sinn bruichidh sibh bruichidh iad bruichear
      bruichtear
      conditional bhruichinn bhruicheadh tu bhruicheadh e/i bhruicheamaid
      bhruicheadh sinn       		bhruicheadh sibh bhruicheadh iad bhruichteadh
      bhruichist1
      bhruichiste1
      negative past cha do bhruich mi cha do bhruich thu cha do bhruich e/i cha do bhruich sinn cha do bhruich sibh cha do bhruich iad cha do bhruicheadh
      future cha bhruich mi cha bhruich thu cha bhruich e/i cha bhruich sinn cha bhruich sibh cha bhruich iad cha bhruichear
      cha bhruichtear
      conditional cha bhruichinn cha bhruicheadh tu cha bhruicheadh e/i cha bhruicheamaid
      cha bhruicheadh sinn       		cha bhruicheadh sibh cha bhruicheadh iad cha bhruichteadh
      cha bhruichist1
      cha bhruichiste1
      affirmative
      interrogative       		past an do bhruich mi? an do bhruich thu? an do bhruich e/i? an do bhruich sinn? an do bhruich sibh? an do bhruich iad? an do bhruicheadh?
      future am bruich mi? am bruich thu? am bruich e/i? am bruich sinn? am bruich sibh? am bruich iad? am bruichear?
      am bruichtear?
      conditional am bruichinn? am bruicheadh tu? am bruicheadh e/i? am bruicheamaid?
      am bruicheadh sinn?       		am bruicheadh sibh? am bruicheadh iad? am bruichteadh?
      am bruichist?1
      am bruichiste?1
      negative
      interrogative       		past nach do bhruich mi? nach do bhruich thu? nach do bhruich e/i? nach do bhruich sinn? nach do bhruich sibh? nach do bhruich iad? nach do bhruicheadh?
      future nach bruich mi? nach bruich thu? nach bruich e/i? nach bruich sinn? nach bruich sibh? nach bruich iad? nach bruichear?
      nach bruichtear?
      conditional nach bruichinn? nach bruicheadh tu? nach bruicheadh e/i? nach bruicheamaid?
      nach bruicheadh sinn?       		nach bruicheadh sibh? nach bruicheadh iad? nach bruichteadh?
      nach bruichist?1
      nach bruichiste?1
      relative
      future       		affirmative (ma) bhruicheas mi (ma) bhruicheas thu (ma) bhruicheas e/i (ma) bhruicheas sinn (ma) bhruicheas sibh (ma) bhruicheas iad (ma) bhruichear
      negative (mur) bruich mi (mur) bruich thu (mur) bruich e/i (mur) bruich sinn (mur) bruich sibh (mur) bruich iad (mur) bruichear
      (mur) bruichtear
      imperative bruicheam bruich bruicheadh e/i bruicheamaid bruichibh bruicheadh iad bruichear
      bruichtear

      1 Lewis dialect form

      Derived terms
      • bonnach air bois, cha bhruich e is cha loisg (“nothing ventured, nothing gained”)
      • bruich ann an àmhainn (“to bake”)
      • bruichealachd (“sultriness; chafed skin”)
      • bruicheil (“hot, sultry (in reference to weather)”)
      • bruichidh mise lus an-seo (“I will give him a taste of one's own medicine”)
      • bruichte teth (“piping hot”)
      • caoin-bhruich (“to cook gently”)
      • cha bhruich a' bhrèaghachd a' phoit (“beauty isn't everything”)
      • chan eil am bonnach beag bruich fhathast (“it ain't over till the fat lady sings”)
      • cruaidh-bhruich (“hard-boiled”)
      • dì-bruich (“undercooked”)
      • eàrr-bhruich (“to simmer, to stew”)
      • gann-bhruich (“to parboil, to half-boil”)
      • glainne-bhruich (“frosted glass”)
      • làn-bhruich (“fully-cooked, well-done (in reference to meat)”)
      • leth-bhruich (“to parboil, to half-boil, medium (in reference to meat)”)
      • ro-bhruich (“overcooked”)
      • thàinig uisge bruich nan uighean air (“he's had his fair share of troubles”)

      Etymology 3

        (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “originally a past participle of the verb?”)

        Adjective

        bruich (comparative nas bruiche, superlative as bruiche)

        1. cooked, boiled, seethed
          • 1911, Katherine White Grant, Aig Tigh na Beinne, Oban: Hugh MacDonald, page 26:
            An sin dh' fhosgail i làmh-anart grinn, anns an robh aran, càise, agus dà ubh bhruich air am pasgadh.
            Then she opened a fine linen handkerchief, in which bread, cheese, and two boiled eggs were wrapped.
        2. roasted, toasted
        3. sultry
        4. ripe
        5. ruddy-faced, reddened with anger or passion

        Mutation

        Mutation of bruich
        radical lenition
        bruich bhruich

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

        References

        1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 220
        2. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
        3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 22
        4. ^ Wentworth, Roy (2003), Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN

        Further reading

        • “bruich” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.
        • Edward Dwelly (1911), “bruich”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
        • MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “bruich”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page 54
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