bruán

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Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

bruán m (genitive singular bruáin, nominative plural bruáin)

  1. afterbirth of an animal
    Synonyms: broghais, salachar, streachlán, beireatas
  2. straggling thing
Declension
Declension of bruán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bruán bruáin
Vocative a bhruáin a bhruána
Genitive bruáin bruán
Dative bruán bruáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bruán na bruáin
Genitive an bhruáin na mbruán
Dative leis an mbruán

don bhruán

leis na bruáin

Etymology 2

Noun

bruán m (genitive singular bruáin)

  1. Alternative form of brúdán (“crush”)
Declension
Declension of bruán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative bruán
Vocative a bhruáin
Genitive bruáin
Dative bruán

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an bruán
Genitive an bhruáin
Dative leis an mbruán

don bhruán

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bruán bhruán mbruán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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