bróg úrleathair

Irish

Etymology

Literally “shoe of untanned leather”.

Pronunciation

• (Aran) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠoːɡ uːɾʲˈl̠ʲeːɾʲ/

Noun

bróg úrleathair f (genitive singular bróige úrleathair, nominative plural bróga úrleathair)

1. pampootie (traditional shoe consisting of a single piece of untanned hide)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bróg úrleathair

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bróg úrleathair	bhróg úrleathair	mbróg úrleathair

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

Further reading

• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 51
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bróg úrleathair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN