braim

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish broimm (verbal noun of braigid from Proto-Celtic *bragyeti) from Proto-Celtic *braxsman from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg-. The modern verb is derived from the noun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾɤim/

Noun

braim m (genitive singular brama, plural bramannan)

  1. fart

Declension

  • In Uist, an alternate genitive plural form, bràm, is used.

Derived terms

  • bramadaich
  • bramag

Mutation

Mutation of braim
radical lenition
braim bhraim

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “braim”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “broimm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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