broidearnach

Irish

Alternative forms

• brodarnach, brudarnach, bruidearnach

Etymology

From the root of broid (“to goad, prod”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠɪdʲəɾˠn̪ˠa(x)/

Noun

broidearnach f (genitive singular broidearnaí)

1. smarting, throbbing (mildly painful sensation)
2. effervescence (escape of gas from solution in a liquid)

Declension

Declension of broidearnach (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative broidearnach vocative a bhroidearnach genitive broidearnaí dative broidearnach broidearnaigh (archaic, dialectal) forms with the definite article case singular nominative an bhroidearnach genitive na broidearnaí dative leis an mbroidearnach leis an mbroidearnaigh (archaic, dialectal) don bhroidearnach don bhroidearnaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Mutation

Mutated forms of broidearnach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
broidearnach	bhroidearnach	mbroidearnach

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 bruiternach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “brodarnaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “bruidearnaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “broidearnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 69