braig

Irish

Etymology

From English brag.

Noun

braig f (genitive singular braige, nominative plural braigeanna)

1. brag

Declension

Declension of braig (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative braig braigeanna vocative a bhraig a bhraigeanna genitive braige braigeanna dative braig braigeanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bhraig na braigeanna genitive na braige na mbraigeanna dative leis an mbraig don bhraig leis na braigeanna

Derived terms

• braigeáil (“brag”, intransitive verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of braig

radical	lenition	eclipsis
braig	bhraig	mbraig

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

References

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

Swedish

Etymology

From bra (“good”) +‎ -ig. It has arisen because the word bra is invariable and might therefore sound a bit off in some grammatical forms, for example the definite form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²brɑːɪ(ɡ)/

Adjective

braig (comparative braigare, superlative braigast)

1. (childish, nonstandard, very colloquial) good

   Synonym: bra

Declension

Inflection of braig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	braig	braigare	braigast
neuter singular	braigt	braigare	braigast
plural	braiga	braigare	braigast
masculine plural2	braige	braigare	braigast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	braige	braigare	braigaste
all	braiga	braigare	braigaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.