brocc

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Primitive Irish ᚁᚏᚑᚉᚔ (broci), from Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”) (compare Welsh broch).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brok/

Noun

brocc m

1. badger

Descendants

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

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
brocc	brocc pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbrocc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “brocc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old English

Alternative forms

• broc

Etymology

Probably from a Celtic source akin to Irish broc, Welsh broch, Cornish brogh and thus ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brokkos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brokk/, [brok]

Noun

brocc m

1. badger

Declension

Declension of brocc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	brocc	broccas
accusative	brocc	broccas
genitive	brocces	brocca
dative	brocce	broccum

Descendants

• Middle English: brok
  • English: brock