brònach
See also: brónach
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish brónach; synchronically, bròn (“grief, sadness, sorrow, mourning, affliction”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
brònach (comparative brònaiche)
- sad, miserable, dismal, dolorous, doleful, downcast, mournful, sorrowful
- Synonyms: dubhach, gruamach
Declension
| Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | brònach | bhrònach | brònach |
| Vocative | bhrònaich | bhrònach | brònach |
| Genitive | bhrònaich | bhrònaich/brònaiche | brònach |
| Dative | bhrònach | bhrònaich | brònach |
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| brònach | bhrònach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- “brónach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.