bròg

See also: brog and bróg

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bróc, from Old Norse brók (“breeches”). Cognate with Manx braag and Irish bróg.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɾɔːk/

Noun

bròg f (genitive singular bròige, plural brògan)

shoe, boot
hoof

Usage notes

For long boots (Wellington boots and similar) bòtann is used instead.

Derived terms

bròg-chleasachd (“trainer”)
bròg-dannsa (“pump”)
bròg-sheòmair (“slipper”)
cho sona ri bròg (“happy as a lark”)

Descendants

English: brogan, brogue

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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