cait bhrád

Irish

Etymology

From cait (plural of cat (“cat”)) +‎ brád (genitive singular of bráid (“neck”)), thus literally “cats of the neck”. Alteration, possibly by folk etymology, of gaid bhrád, plural of synonymous gad brád (literally “withe of the neck”).

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /kɪtʲ ˈwɾˠaːdʲ/

Noun

cait bhrád m pl (genitive plural cat brád)

  1. (pathology) scrofula
    Synonyms: easpa brád, gad brád

Mutation

Mutated forms of cait bhrád
radical lenition eclipsis
cait bhrád chait bhrád gcait bhrád

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

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