brá
Irish
Alternative forms
- brágha (superseded)
Etymology
From Middle Irish brága (“captive, prisoner; hostage”), from Old Irish bráge (“neck”).
Pronunciation
Noun
brá m (genitive singular brá, nominative plural bránna)
Declension
Declension of brá
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- brá gill (“hostage held for ransom; source of wealth”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| brá | bhrá | mbrá |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "brá" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “2 brága” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *brēwō.
Noun
brá f (genitive brár, plural brár)
Declension
Declension of brá (strong ō-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | brá | bráin | brár | brárnar |
| accusative | brá | bráina | brár | brárnar |
| dative | brá | bráinni | brám | bránum |
| genitive | brár | brárinnar | brá | bránna |
Descendants
- Norwegian Nynorsk: brå
Related terms
References
- “brå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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