branra

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbˠɾˠan̪ˠɾˠə]

Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

Noun

branra m (genitive singular branra, nominative plural branraí)

  1. supporting bar; rest, support
  2. tripod
  3. gridiron
  4. (in plural) (penal) stocks
  5. partly submerged reef
Derived terms
  • branra brád (“clavicle, collar-bone”)
  • branra gríosctha (“gridiron, griller”)
  • branrán (“griddle-cake”)

Etymology 2

See branar.

Noun

branra m (genitive singular branra)

  1. Alternative form of branar (“broken leas, fallow”)

Declension
Declension of branra

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative branra branraí
Vocative a bhranra a bhranraí
Genitive branra branraí
Dative branra branraí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an branra na branraí
Genitive an bhranra na mbranraí
Dative leis an mbranra

don bhranra

 leis na branraí

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
branra bhranra mbranra
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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