branra brád

Irish

Alternative forms

• brannra brághad (obsolete)

Etymology

Literally, “supporting bar of the neck”

Noun

branra brád m (genitive singular branra bhrád, nominative plural branraí brád)

1. clavicle, collarbone

Mutation

Mutated forms of branra brád

radical	lenition	eclipsis
branra brád	bhranra brád	mbranra brád

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “brannra”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “branra brád”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN