brollach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish brollach (“breast, bosom, chest”). Related to Old Irish bruinne (“breast”) and brú (“belly, womb”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠəɾˠˈl̪ˠax/ (as if spelled borlach)
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠɔl̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠal̪ˠa(x)/ (as if spelled brallach)

Noun

brollach m (genitive singular brollaigh, nominative plural brollaigh)

1. breast, bosom

   Synonyms: broinne, ucht

2. preface

   Synonym: réamhrá

Declension

Declension of brollach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative brollach brollaigh Vocative a bhrollaigh a bhrollacha Genitive brollaigh brollach Dative brollach brollaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an brollach na brollaigh Genitive an bhrollaigh na mbrollach Dative leis an mbrollach don bhrollach leis na brollaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
brollach	bhrollach	mbrollach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brollach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN