bráge

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *brāgants.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbraː.ɣɘ]

Noun

bráge f (genitive brágat)

  1. neck, throat, gullet
    Synonym: slucait

Inflection
Feminine nt-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative bráge brágaitL brágait
Vocative bráge brágaitL bráigtea
Accusative brágaitN brágaitL bráigtea
Genitive brágat brágatL brágatN
Dative brágaitL bráigtib bráigtib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants
  • Middle Irish: brága
    • Irish: brá (“captive, hostage”), bráid (“neck, throat”)
    • Scottish Gaelic: bràigh (“captive, hostage”)

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
bráge bráge
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/		 mbráge
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*brāgant-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 72-73

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