bruach

Etymology

From Old Irish bruäch,^[1] from brú (“edge, brink, bank”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠuəx/^[2][3]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠuəx/; (older) /bˠɾˠɯːx/ (as if spelled braoch)^[4]

Noun

bruach m (genitive singular bruaigh, nominative plural bruacha)

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

Mutation

References

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bruach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bruach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bruach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

Etymology

brú +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbru.ax]

Noun

bruäch n (genitive unattested)

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

Mutation

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bruach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Etymology

From Old Irish bruäch. Cognates include Irish bruach and Manx broogh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾuə̯x/
• Hyphenation: bruach

Noun

bruach f (genitive singular bruaiche, plural bruachan)

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

Mutation

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “bruach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN