braich

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish braich, from Old Irish mraich, from Proto-Celtic *mrakis. Cognate with Welsh brag.

Pronunciation

• (Aran) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠa/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠaiç/

Noun

braich f (genitive singular braiche or bracha)

1. malt
   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 49:

     hug mē māl̄ə brȧ ō n mŭiĺn̥̄ əńú.

     [Thug mé mála braiche ón muileann inniu.]

     I brought a bag of malt from the mill today.

Declension

As second-declension noun:

Declension of braich

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative braich Vocative a bhraich Genitive braiche Dative braich

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an bhraich Genitive na braiche Dative leis an mbraich don bhraich

As third-declension noun:

Declension of braich

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative braich Vocative a bhraich Genitive bracha Dative braich

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bhraich Genitive na bracha Dative leis an mbraich don bhraich

Derived terms

• braicheadóir
• braichleann
• braichlis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
braich	bhraich	mbraich
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “braiċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 80
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “braich”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh breich, from Proto-Brythonic *brėx, from Latin bracchium. Compare Cornish bregh, Breton brec'h.

This is one of a number of nouns that were masculine in Middle Welsh but became feminine in Modern Welsh; others include chwedl, damwain, dinas, and grudd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brai̯χ/
• Rhymes: -ai̯χ

Noun

braich f (plural breichiau)

1. arm

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
braich	fraich	mraich	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “braich”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies