braon

From English brown.

braon

1. brown

From Old Irish bráen (“rain, moisture, drop(s)”), of uncertain ultimate origin. MacBain rejects comparisons to fearthainn (“rain”), Ancient Greek βρέχω (brékhō, “I send rain”), Latin rigo (“I water, moisten”), English rain, but does compare English brine.

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠeːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠiːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠiːnˠ/, (older) /bˠɾˠɯːnˠ/

braon m (genitive singular braoin, nominative plural braonta or braonacha)

1. a drop (small mass of liquid)
2. gathering, pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

• Alternative plural: braonacha (Cois Fharraige)

• (pus): angadh

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “braon”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 bráen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “braon”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN

From Old Irish bráen (“rain, moisture, drop(s)”), of uncertain ultimate origin. MacBain rejects comparisons to fearthainn (“rain”), Ancient Greek βρέχω (brékhō, “I send rain”), Latin rigo (“I water, moisten”), English rain, but does compare English brine.

• IPA^(key): /pɾɯːn/

braon m (genitive singular braoin, plural braoin)

1. drop (of liquid)
2. drizzle
3. rain
4. shower
5. dew

• boinne

braon

1. drop
2. distil
3. drizzle

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “braon”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 bráen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language