branra

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbˠɾˠan̪ˠɾˠə]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• branda

Noun

branra m (genitive singular branra, nominative plural branraí)

1. supporting bar; rest, support
2. tripod
3. gridiron
4. (in the plural) (penal) stocks
5. partly submerged reef

Derived terms

• branra brád (“clavicle, collar-bone”)
• branra gríosctha (“gridiron, griller”)
• branrán (“griddle-cake”)

 

Etymology 2

See branar.

Noun

branra m (genitive singular branra)

1. Alternative form of branar (“broken leas, fallow”)

Declension

Declension of branra

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative branra branraí Vocative a bhranra a bhranraí Genitive branra branraí Dative branra branraí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an branra na branraí Genitive an bhranra na mbranraí Dative leis an mbranra don bhranra leis na branraí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
branra	bhranra	mbranra
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “branra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “branra”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “branra”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024