brach
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Originally in plural, from Old French brachez, plural of brachet, a diminutive of Occitan brac, from Frankish. Cognate to the German Bracke. More at brachet.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
brach (plural brachs or braches)
- (archaic) A hound; especially a female hound used for hunting, a bitch hound.
- c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv], lines 109-111:
- FOOL: Truth's a dog that must to kennel; he must be whipped out, when Lady, the brach, may stand by the fire and stink.
- c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vi]:
- Mastiffe, Grey-hound, Mongrill, Grim, / Hound or Spaniell, Brache, or Hym […] .
- 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC:, NYRB 2001, vol.1 p.331:
- A sow-pig by chance sucked a brach, and when she was grown, “would miraculously hunt all manner of deer, and that as well, or rather better than any ordinary hound.”
- (archaic, derogatory) A despicable or disagreeable woman.
- 1847 December, Ellis Bell [pseudonym; Emily Brontë], Wuthering Heights: […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Thomas Cautley Newby, […], →OCLC:
- Now, was it not the depth of absurdity—of genuine idiotcy, for that pitiful, slavish, mean-minded brach to dream that I could love her?
Synonyms[edit]
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Clipping of brachiopod.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
brach (plural brachs)
Anagrams[edit]
Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Czech brach. By surface analysis, bratr (“brother”) + -ch.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
brach m anim
- (colloquial) bro
- (colloquial) guy
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- brach in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- brach in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- brach in Internetová jazyková příručka
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Backformation from brachliegen, from in Brache liegen, from the noun Brache (“fallow land, fallowness”). Cognate with Dutch braak. Related with brechen (etymology 2).
Adjective[edit]
brach (strong nominative masculine singular bracher, not comparable)
- fallow
- Synonyms: unbestellt, unbebaut
Declension[edit]
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist brach | sie ist brach | es ist brach | sie sind brach | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | bracher | brache | braches | brache |
genitive | brachen | bracher | brachen | bracher | |
dative | brachem | bracher | brachem | brachen | |
accusative | brachen | brache | braches | brache | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der brache | die brache | das brache | die brachen |
genitive | des brachen | der brachen | des brachen | der brachen | |
dative | dem brachen | der brachen | dem brachen | den brachen | |
accusative | den brachen | die brache | das brache | die brachen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein bracher | eine brache | ein braches | (keine) brachen |
genitive | eines brachen | einer brachen | eines brachen | (keiner) brachen | |
dative | einem brachen | einer brachen | einem brachen | (keinen) brachen | |
accusative | einen brachen | eine brache | ein braches | (keine) brachen |
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
brach
Irish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
brach m (genitive singular bracha)
Declension[edit]
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- brachaí (“bleary”, adjective) (of eyes)
- brachshúileach (“blear-eyed”, adjective)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
brach f (genitive singular braiche)
- Alternative form of braich (“malt”)
Declension[edit]
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Verb[edit]
brach (present analytic brachann, future analytic brachfaidh, verbal noun brachadh, past participle brachta)
- (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of braich (“malt”)
Conjugation[edit]
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
brach | bhrach | mbrach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
brach m pers
Declension[edit]
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | brach | brachy | braši, brachové |
genitive | bracha | brachú | brachóv |
dative | brachu, brachovi | brachoma | brachóm |
accusative | bracha | brachy | brachy |
vocative | braše | brachy | braši, brachové |
locative | brachu, brachovi | brachú | brašiech |
instrumental | brachem | brachoma | brachy |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Czech: brach
References[edit]
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “brach”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
brach m pers
- (colloquial) bro (comrade or friend)
- Coordinate term: siora
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
brach m inan
Further reading[edit]
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- en:Paleontology
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- en:Brachiopods
- en:Dogs
- en:Female animals
- en:Female people
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- ga:Bodily fluids
- Old Czech terms suffixed with -ch
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- Polish 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Polish/ax
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- pl:Male people