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brach

See also: Brach and brách

English

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Etymology 1

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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.

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Noun

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brach (plural brachs or braches)

  1. (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: […] 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.”
  2. (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?
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Etymology 2

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Clipping of brachiopod.

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Noun

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brach (plural brachs)

  1. (paleontology, informal) brachiopod

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Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech brach. By surface analysis, bratr (“brother”) ‎ -ch.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbrax]
  • Hyphenation: brach

Noun

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brach m anim

  1. (colloquial) bro
  2. (colloquial) guy

Declension

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Declension of brach (velar masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative brach brachové, braši
genitive bracha brachů
dative brachovi, brachu brachům
accusative bracha brachy
vocative brachu brachové, braši
locative brachovi, brachu braších
instrumental brachem brachy

Further reading

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  • “brach”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “brach”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “brach”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

German

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Backformation from brachliegen, from in Brache liegen, from the noun Brache (“fallow land, fallowness”). Cognate with Dutch braak. Related with brechen (etymology 2).

Adjective

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brach (strong nominative masculine singular bracher, not comparable)

  1. fallow
    Synonyms: unbestellt, unbebaut
Declension
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Positive forms of brach (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
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
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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brach

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of brechen

Irish

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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brach m (genitive singular bracha)

  1. pus
  2. discharge from eyes during sleep
Declension
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Declension of brach (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative brach
vocative a bhrach
genitive bracha
dative brach
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an brach
genitive an bhracha
dative leis an mbrach
don bhrach
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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brach f (genitive singular braiche)

  1. Alternative form of braich (“malt”)
Declension
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Declension of brach (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative brach
vocative a bhrach
genitive braiche
dative brach
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an bhrach
genitive na braiche
dative leis an mbrach
don bhrach

Verb

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brach (present analytic brachann, future analytic brachfaidh, verbal noun brachadh, past participle brachta)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of braich (“malt”)
Conjugation
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conjugation of brach (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present brachaim brachann tú;
brachair† 		brachann sé, sí brachaimid brachann sibh brachann siad;
brachaid† 		a bhrachann; a bhrachas /
a mbrachann* 		brachtar
past bhrach mé; bhrachas bhrach tú; bhrachais bhrach sé, sí bhrachamar; bhrach muid bhrach sibh; bhrachabhair bhrach siad; bhrachadar a bhrach /
ar bhrach* 		brachadh
past habitual bhrachainn / mbrachainn‡‡ bhrachtá / mbrachtᇇ bhrachadh sé, sí / mbrachadh sé, s퇇 bhrachaimis; bhrachadh muid / mbrachaimis‡‡; mbrachadh muid‡‡ bhrachadh sibh / mbrachadh sibh‡‡ bhrachaidís; bhrachadh siad / mbrachaidís‡‡; mbrachadh siad‡‡ a bhrachadh /
a mbrachadh* 		bhrachtaí / mbrachta퇇
future brachfaidh mé;
brachfad 		brachfaidh tú;
brachfair† 		brachfaidh sé, sí brachfaimid;
brachfaidh muid 		brachfaidh sibh brachfaidh siad;
brachfaid† 		a bhrachfaidh; a bhrachfas /
a mbrachfaidh* 		brachfar
conditional bhrachfainn / mbrachfainn‡‡ bhrachfá / mbrachfᇇ bhrachfadh sé, sí / mbrachfadh sé, s퇇 bhrachfaimis; bhrachfadh muid / mbrachfaimis‡‡; mbrachfadh muid‡‡ bhrachfadh sibh / mbrachfadh sibh‡‡ bhrachfaidís; bhrachfadh siad / mbrachfaidís‡‡; mbrachfadh siad‡‡ a bhrachfadh /
a mbrachfadh* 		bhrachfaí / mbrachfa퇇
subjunctive present go mbracha mé;
go mbrachad† 		go mbracha tú;
go mbrachair† 		go mbracha sé, sí go mbrachaimid;
go mbracha muid 		go mbracha sibh go mbracha siad;
go mbrachaid† 		— go mbrachtar
past dá mbrachainn dá mbrachtá dá mbrachadh sé, sí dá mbrachaimis;
dá mbrachadh muid 		dá mbrachadh sibh dá mbrachaidís;
dá mbrachadh siad 		— dá mbrachtaí
imperative brachaim brach brachadh sé, sí brachaimis brachaigí;
brachaidh† 		brachaidís — brachtar
verbal noun brachadh
past participle brachta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

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Mutated forms of brach
radical lenition eclipsis
brach bhrach mbrach

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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Old Czech

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Etymology

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From bratr ‎ -ch.

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Noun

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brach m pers

  1. diminutive of bratr
  2. brother
  3. friend
  4. lover

Declension

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Declension of brach (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
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
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Czech: brach

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbrax/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ax
  • Syllabification: brach

Etymology 1

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Clipping of brat -ch.

Noun

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brach m pers

  1. (colloquial) bro (comrade or friend)
    Coordinate term: siora
Declension
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Declension of brach
singular plural
nominative brach brachy
genitive bracha brachów
dative brachowi brachom
accusative bracha brachów
instrumental brachem brachami
locative brachu brachach
vocative brachu brachy
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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brach m inan

  1. locative plural of ber
    Synonym: berach

Further reading

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  • brach in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • brach in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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