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)

  1. (anatomy) breast

Noun

bronn f (singulative bronnen)

  1. rushes

Mutation
  Mutation of bronn  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed after 'th
bronn vronn unchanged pronn fronn vronn

Irish

Pronunciation
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠoːn/, /bˠɾˠuːn/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠʌn̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

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Verb

bronn (present analytic bronnann, future analytic bronnfaidh, verbal noun bronnadh, past participle bronnta)

  1. (transitive) donate, bestow, gift, grant
Conjugation
conjugation of bronn (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
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

  1. variant genitive singular of broinn

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bronn bhronn mbronn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

bronn f sg

  1. genitive singular of brù

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
bronnbhronn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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