Etymology

brattach

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Today it means: The standard of a Highland clan. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic bratach ← Old Irish bratach
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  1. Old Irish · derived frombratach
  2. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed frombratach
  3. English todaybrattach

From Scottish Gaelic bratach, from Old Irish bratach; see brat (“cloak, mantle”).

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