Brogue
The term brogue ( BROWG) generally refers to an Irish accent. Less commonly, it may also refer to certain other regional forms of English, in particular those of Scotland or the English West Country.
The word was first recorded in 1689. Multiple etymologies have been proposed: it may derive from the Irish bróg (“shoe”), the type of shoe traditionally worn by the people of Ireland and the Scottish Highlands, and hence possibly originally meant “the speech of those who call a shoe a ‘brogue'”. It is also possible that the term comes from the Irish word barróg, meaning “a hold (on the tongue)”, thus “accent” or “speech impediment”. A famous false etymology states that the word stems from the supposed perception that the Irish spoke English so peculiarly that it was as if they did so “with a shoe in their mouths”.
Accent (noun)
A higher-pitched or stronger articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
“In the word “careful”, the accent is placed on the first syllable.”
Accent (noun)
Emphasis or importance in general.
“At this hotel, the accent is on luxury.”
Accent (noun)
A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.
“The name Cézanne is written with an acute accent.”
Accent (noun)
Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.
Accent (noun)
The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
“a foreign accent”
“an American, British or Australian accent”
“a broad Irish accent”
“a hint of a German accent”
Accent (noun)
A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.
Accent (noun)
A word; a significant tone or sound.
Accent (noun)
Expressions in general; speech.
Accent (noun)
Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
Accent (noun)
A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
Accent (noun)
A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
Accent (noun)
The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
Accent (noun)
The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage.
Accent (noun)
A mark used to represent specific stress on a note.
Accent (noun)
A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y’, y.
Accent (noun)
A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc., as in 12′ 27, meaning twelve minutes and twenty-seven seconds.
Accent (noun)
A mark used to denote feet and inches, as in 6′ 10”, meaning six feet ten inches.
Accent (noun)
Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.
Accent (noun)
A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.
Accent (noun)
A distinctive feature or quality.
Accent (noun)
Utterance.
Accent (verb)
To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent.
Accent (verb)
To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.
Accent (verb)
To mark with written accents.
Brogue (noun)
A strong dialectal accent. In Ireland it used to be a term for Irish spoken with a strong English accent, but gradually changed to mean English spoken with a strong Irish accent as English control of Ireland gradually increased and Irish waned as the standard language.
Brogue (noun)
A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.
Brogue (noun)
A heavy shoe of untanned leather.
Brogue (verb)
To speak with a brogue (accent).
Brogue (verb)
To walk.
Brogue (verb)
To kick.
Brogue (verb)
To punch a hole in, as with an awl.
Brogue (verb)
to fish for eels by disturbing the waters