am broinn

Scottish Gaelic

Preposition

am broinn (+ genitive or possessive determiner)

  1. (physically) inside, within
    Thuit an tùr na bhroinn. ― The tower caved in on itself.
    Chan eil mi ag iarraidh Beurla a chluinntinn am broinn mo thaighe! ― I don't want to hear English within my house!
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ann am,‎ broinn.
    Chan eil biadh nam bhroinn. ― I have no food in my belly.
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