bró
See also: bro and -bro
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish bró, from Old Irish brao, from Proto-Celtic *brawū (“millstone”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂wō (“heavy stone”), from *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠoː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠɔː/
Noun
bró f (genitive singular bró, nominative plural brónna)
- quern, millstone
Declension
Standard declension:
Declension of bró
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Archaic or dialectal declension:
Declension of bró
Fifth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bró | bhró | mbró |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “bró” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 bró”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- “bró” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 89.
- "bró" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.