bratán

Old Irish

Etymology

From brat (plunder) + -án, under the semantics that salmon would be a great catch to make.

Noun

bratán m

  1. salmon
    Synonym:

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative bratán bratánL bratáinL
Vocative bratáin bratánL bratánuH
Accusative bratánN bratánL bratánuH
Genitive bratáinL bratán bratánN
Dative bratánL bratánaib bratánaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: bratán

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
bratán bratán
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbratán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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