bronn

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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
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
bronn vronn unchanged pronn fronn vronn

Irish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 2

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
bronn bhronn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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