Bráman

See also: braman and Brâman

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (bráhman).

Proper noun

Bráman m (genitive Bhrámain)

1. (Hinduism) Brahman

Noun

Bráman m (genitive singular Brámain, nominative plural Brámain)

1. (Hinduism) brahmin

Declension

Declension of Bráman (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Bráman Brámain vocative a Bhrámain a Bhrámana genitive Brámain Bráman dative Bráman Brámain forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Bráman na Brámain genitive an Bhrámain na mBráman dative leis an mBráman don Bhráman leis na Brámain

Mutation

Mutated forms of Bráman

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Bráman	Bhráman	mBráman

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Bráman”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN