bràthair
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish bráthair, from Proto-Celtic *brātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).
Noun
bràthair m (genitive singular bràthar, plural bràithrean)
Declension
Declension of bràthair (type Vb masculine noun)
| Indefinite | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | bràthair | bràithrean |
| Genitive | bràthar | bhràithrean |
| Dative | bràthair | bràithrean |
| Definite | ||
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | (am) bràthair | (na) bràithrean |
| Genitive | (a') bhràthar | (nam) bràithrean |
| Dative | (a') bhràthair | (na) bràithrean |
| Vocative | (a) bhràthair | (a) bhràithrean |
Derived terms
- bràithreil (“brotherly”)
- bràthair-altraim m (“foster-brother”)
- bràthair-athar m (“paternal uncle”)
- bràthair-cèile m (“brother-in-law”)
- bràthair-màthar m (“maternal uncle”)
- comh-bhràthaireil (“fraternal”)
- leth-bhràthair m (“half-brother”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| bràthair | bhràthair |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “bràthair”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bráthair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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