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English
Etymology
Conserved from Middle English broun, from Old English brūn as opposed to the Standard English pronunciation.
Pronunciation
Noun
broon (countable and uncountable, plural broons)
- (Geordie, Scotland) The colour brown.
Adjective
broon (comparative more broon, superlative most broon)
- (Geordie, Scotland) Of the colour brown.
References
- Frank Graham, editor (1987), “BROON”, in The New Geordie Dictionary, Rothbury, Northumberland: Butler Publishing, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
broon
- genitive singular of brao
Mutation
Mutation of broon
| radical |
lenition |
nasalization
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| broon
|
broon
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
|
mbroon
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English broun, from Old English brūn (“brown; dark; dusky”), from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
broon (plural broons)
- The colour brown.
Adjective
broon (comparative mair broon, superlative maist broon)
- Of the colour brown.