bràthair
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The Scottish Gaelic word for "brother" is bràthair.
Bràthair is a masculine noun. It is used for a brother by blood and often for a close male friend in a friendly way.
Meaning: male sibling (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is part of bràthair-athar and bràthair-mhàthar, the terms for a father's brother and a mother's brother.
How does it change in a sentence?
After mo it softens to mo bhràthair for "my brother". The plural is bràithrean.
Did you know?
- The Gaelic word bràthair is a distant relative of English "brother" and Latin frater.
Examples in context
- Is e Calum mo bhràthair.Calum is my brother.
- Tha dà bhràthair agam.I have two brothers.
Example conversation
Ailig meets Calum's friend at a ceilidh.
- CalumSeo mo bhràthair, Ailig.This is my brother, Ailig.
- AiligHalò.Hello.
- SeonagTha mi toilichte coinneachadh riut.I am pleased to meet you.
