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Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
brosna m (genitive singular brosna)
- decayed twigs, kindling
- bundle of sticks, faggot
Declension
Mutation
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brosna
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bhrosna
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mbrosna
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brosna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “brosna”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 91
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “brosna”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “brosna”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “brosna”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024