ᚁᚏᚑᚉᚔ

Primitive Irish

Alternative forms

  • ᚁᚏᚑᚉᚉ (brocc)

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbroki/

Proper noun

ᚁᚏᚑᚉᚔ (broci) m

  1. a male given name meaning “badger”

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: brocc
    • Irish: broc
    • Manx: brock
    • Scottish Gaelic: broc

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*brokko-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 80
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