brach

See also: Brach and brách

English

Etymology 1

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
  • IPA(key): /bɹæt͡ʃ/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ætʃ

Noun

brach (plural brachs or braches)

  1. (archaic) A hound; especially a female hound used for hunting, a bitch hound.
  2. (archaic, derogatory) A despicable or disagreeable woman.
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      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

See also

Etymology 2

Clipping of brachiopod.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɹæk/
  • Rhymes: -æk

Noun

brach (plural brachs)

  1. (paleontology, informal) brachiopod

Anagrams

Czech

Etymology

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

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

Noun

brach m anim

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

Declension
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
  • brach in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • brach in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • brach in Internetová jazyková příručka

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /braːx/, [bʁaːχ]
  • Audio(file)

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

brach (strong nominative masculine singular bracher, not comparable)

  1. fallow
    Synonyms: unbestellt, unbebaut
Declension
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
Derived terms

Verb

brach

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of brechen

Irish

Etymology 1

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

Noun

brach m (genitive singular bracha)

  1. pus
  2. discharge from eyes during sleep
Declension
Declension of brach

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

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

Derived terms
  • brachaí (“bleary”, adjective) (of eyes)
  • brachshúileach (“blear-eyed”, adjective)

Noun

brach f (genitive singular braiche)

  1. Alternative form of braich (“malt”)
Declension
Declension of brach

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

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

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

  1. (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of braich (“malt”)
Conjugation
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*; a mbrachas*		 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*; a mbrachfas*		 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
Irish mutation
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

Old Czech

Etymology

From bratr +‎ -ch.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈbrax/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈbrax/

Noun

brach m pers

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

Declension
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
  • brachek

Descendants
  • Czech: brach

References

Polish

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

Etymology 1

Clipping of brat + -ch.

Noun

brach m pers

  1. (colloquial) bro (comrade or friend)
    Coordinate term: siora
Declension
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
Derived terms
noun
  • brachol

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

brach m inan

  1. locative plural of ber
    Synonym: berach

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