bronn
See also: brønn
Cornish
Alternative forms
- (Revived Late Cornish) brodn
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *bronnā (compare Breton bronn, Cornish bron), from Proto-Celtic *brusnā (compare Irish broinn (“womb”)), from *brusū (“belly”) (gen. *brusnos). More at bru.
Noun
bronn f (dual diwvron or dywvron, plural bronnow)
- (anatomy) breast
Noun
bronn f (singulative bronnen)
- rushes
Mutation
Mutation of bronn
Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
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unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
bronn | vronn | unchanged | pronn | fronn | vronn |
Interlingue
Noun
bronn (plural bronnes)
- spring (of water)
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bˠɾˠʌn̪ˠ/
Verb
bronn (present analytic bronnann, future analytic bronnfaidh, verbal noun bronnadh, past participle bronnta)
- (transitive) donate, bestow, gift, grant
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | bronnaim | bronnann tú; bronnair† | bronnann sé, sí | bronnaimid | bronnann sibh | bronnann siad; bronnaid† | a bhronnann; a bhronnas / a mbronnann*; a mbronnas* | bronntar |
past | bhronn mé; bhronnas | bhronn tú; bhronnais | bhronn sé, sí | bhronnamar; bhronn muid | bhronn sibh; bhronnabhair | bhronn siad; bhronnadar | a bhronn / ar bhronn* | bronnadh | |
past habitual | bhronnainn / mbronnainn‡‡ | bhronntá / mbronntᇇ | bhronnadh sé, sí / mbronnadh sé, s퇇 | bhronnaimis; bhronnadh muid / mbronnaimis‡‡; mbronnadh muid‡‡ | bhronnadh sibh / mbronnadh sibh‡‡ | bhronnaidís; bhronnadh siad / mbronnaidís‡‡; mbronnadh siad‡‡ | a bhronnadh / a mbronnadh* | bhronntaí / mbronnta퇇 | |
future | bronnfaidh mé; bronnfad | bronnfaidh tú; bronnfair† | bronnfaidh sé, sí | bronnfaimid; bronnfaidh muid | bronnfaidh sibh | bronnfaidh siad; bronnfaid† | a bhronnfaidh; a bhronnfas / a mbronnfaidh*; a mbronnfas* | bronnfar | |
conditional | bhronnfainn / mbronnfainn‡‡ | bhronnfá / mbronnfᇇ | bhronnfadh sé, sí / mbronnfadh sé, s퇇 | bhronnfaimis; bhronnfadh muid / mbronnfaimis‡‡; mbronnfadh muid‡‡ | bhronnfadh sibh / mbronnfadh sibh‡‡ | bhronnfaidís; bhronnfadh siad / mbronnfaidís‡‡; mbronnfadh siad‡‡ | a bhronnfadh / a mbronnfadh* | bhronnfaí / mbronnfa퇇 | |
subjunctive | present | go mbronna mé; go mbronnad† | go mbronna tú; go mbronnair† | go mbronna sé, sí | go mbronnaimid; go mbronna muid | go mbronna sibh | go mbronna siad; go mbronnaid† | — | go mbronntar |
past | dá mbronnainn | dá mbronntá | dá mbronnadh sé, sí | dá mbronnaimis; dá mbronnadh muid | dá mbronnadh sibh | dá mbronnaidís; dá mbronnadh siad | — | dá mbronntaí | |
imperative | bronnaim | bronn | bronnadh sé, sí | bronnaimis | bronnaigí; bronnaidh† | bronnaidís | — | bronntar | |
verbal noun | bronnadh | ||||||||
past participle | bronnta |
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
- bronntach (“gift-giving, generous”, adjective)
- bronntanas m (“present, gift; bestowal”)
- bronntóir m (“giver, bestower”)
Noun
bronn f sg
- variant genitive singular of broinn
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bronn | bhronn | mbronn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "bronn" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
bronn f sg
- genitive singular of brù
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
bronn | bhronn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |