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bráthair

bráthair

Irish

Noun

bráthair m ‎(genitive singular bráthar, nominative plural bráithre)

  1. (religion) brother (male fellow member of a religious community)
  2. monkfish, angelfish

Declension

Related terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bráthair bhráthair mbráthair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *brātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbraːθirʲ/

Noun

bráthair m ‎(genitive bráthar, nominative plural bráithir)

  1. brother, cousin, kinsman

Inflection

Masculine r-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
bráthair bráthair
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ 		mbráthair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “bráthair” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Etymology

From Old Irish bráthair ‎(“brother”), from Proto-Celtic *brātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

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