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brat.

mantle, cloak

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/bˠɾˠɑt̪ˠ/Aran, Munster/bˠɾˠat̪ˠ/Cois-Fharraige[bˠɾˠaːt̪ˠ]Cois-Fharraige/bˠɾˠat̪ˠ/Mayo, Ulster

  1. mantle, cloak

    masculine
    Ná leath do bhrat ach mar is féidir leat a chonlú.

  2. covering

    masculine

  3. curtain

    masculine

  4. alternative form of bratach (“flag”)

    alt-of · alternative · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish bratt, from Proto-Celtic *brattos (compare Welsh brethyn (“cloth”), from *brattinyos).

noun

  1. broth; thick soup

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From English broth, from Middle English broth, from Old English broþ (“broth”), from Proto-West Germanic *broþ (“broth”), from Proto-Germanic *bruþą (“broth”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to seethe, roil, brew”). Akin to bruith (“to boil”) and bruth (“heat”).

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