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bruach.

bank (edge of river, lake, or other watercourse), brink

6 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/bˠɾˠuəx/Connacht, Munster/bˠɾˠuəx/Ulster/bˠɾˠɯːx/Ulster
  1. bank (edge of river, lake, or other watercourse), brink

    masculine
  2. swollen edge

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish bruäch, from brú (“edge, brink, bank”).

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