broc-chú

Irish

Etymology

From broc (“badger”) +‎ cú (“hound”), a calque of German Dachshund.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠɔkˌxuː/

Noun

broc-chú m (genitive singular broc-chú, nominative plural broc-chúnna)

1. dachshund

Declension

Declension of broc-chú (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative broc-chú broc-chúnna vocative a bhroc-chú a bhroc-chúnna genitive broc-chú broc-chúnna dative broc-chú broc-chúnna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an broc-chú na broc-chúnna genitive an bhroc-chú na mbroc-chúnna dative leis an mbroc-chú don bhroc-chú leis na broc-chúnna

Mutation

Mutated forms of broc-chú

radical	lenition	eclipsis
broc-chú	bhroc-chú	mbroc-chú

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

Further reading

• “broc-chú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024