bróc

See also: broc and broć

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• brócc

Etymology

Likely from earlier Celtic source, perhaps related to earlier origin of Latin braccae, perhaps origin of Old Norse brók (“breeches”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /broːɡ/

Noun

bróc f

1. shoe, sandal
2. greave
3. (in the plural) greaves, leggings, hose, breeches

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	brócL	bróicL	brócaH
vocative	brócL	bróicL	brócaH
accusative	bróicN	bróicL	brócaH
genitive	bróiceH	brócL	brócN
dative	bróicL	brócaib	brócaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: bróg
• Manx: braag
• Scottish Gaelic: bròg

Mutation

Mutation of bróc

radical	lenition	nasalization
bróc	bróc pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbróc

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

Further reading

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