bròg
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish bróc, from Old Norse brók (“breeches”). Cognate with Manx braag and Irish bróg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾɔːk/
Usage notes
- For long boots (Wellington boots and similar) bòtann is used instead.
Declension
Declension of bròg (class IIa feminine noun)
| Indefinite | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | bròg | brògan |
| Genitive | bròige | bhròg |
| Dative | bròig | brògan; brògaibh* |
| Definite | ||
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | (a') bhròg | (na) brògan |
| Genitive | (na) bròige | (nam) bròg |
| Dative | (a') bhròig | (na) brògan; brògaibh* |
| Vocative | (a) bhròg | (a) bhròga |
*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century
Derived terms
- bròg-chleasachd (“trainer”)
- bròg-dannsa (“pump”)
- bròg-sheòmair (“slipper”)
- cho sona ri bròg (“happy as a lark”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| bròg | bhròg |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “bròg”, 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), “bróc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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