bruach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bruach, from brú (“edge, brink, bank”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bˠɾˠuəx/

Noun

bruach m (genitive singular bruaigh, nominative plural bruacha)

  1. bank (edge of river, lake, or other watercourse), brink
  2. swollen edge

Declension
Declension of bruach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bruach bruacha
Vocative a bhruaigh a bhruacha
Genitive bruaigh bruach
Dative bruach bruacha

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bruach na bruacha
Genitive an bhruaigh na mbruach
Dative leis an mbruach

don bhruach

 leis na bruacha

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

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

brú +‎ -ach

Noun

bruach n

  1. edge, brink
  2. margin, border
  3. bank, shore

Inflection
Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bruach, from brú (“edge, brink, bank”)

Noun

bruach f (genitive singular bruaiche, plural bruachan)

  1. bank (of lake or river)
  2. brink, border, edge, brim

Declension
Indefinite Declension of bruach
Singular Plural
Nominative bruach bruachan
Vocative a bhruach a bhruachan
Genitive bruaiche bhruach
Dative bruaich bruachan
Definite Declension of a’ bhruach
Singular Plural
Nominative a’ bhruach na bruachan
Genitive na bruaiche nam bruach
Dative na bruaich na bruachan
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