branra brád

Irish

Alternative forms

brannra brághad (obsolete)

Etymology

Literally, “supporting bar of the neck”

Noun

branra brád m (genitive singular branra bhrád, nominative plural branraí brád)

clavicle, collarbone

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
branra brád	bhranra brád	mbranra brád
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “brannra”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “branra brád”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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