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bráthair
bráthair
Irish
Noun
bráthair m (genitive singular bráthar, nominative plural bráithre)
Declension
Declension of bráthair
Irregular
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Related terms
- deartháir (“brother, male sibling”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| 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)
Inflection
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
Derived terms
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Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
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| 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.