bronn

See also: brønn

Cornish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *bronnā (compare Breton bronn, Welsh bron), from Proto-Celtic *brusnā (compare Irish broinn (“womb”)), from *brusū (“belly”).

Noun

bronn f (dual diwvron, plural bronnow)

  1. (anatomy) breast
    Synonym: brest
Derived terms
  • bronna (“breastfeed”, verb)
  • bronnlen (“bib”)
  • bronnvil (“mammal”)

Noun

bronn f (plural bronnow)

  1. hill
    Synonyms: bre, mena, menydh

Etymology 2

From Middle Cornish bronnen sg, from Old Cornish brunnen sg, from Proto-Celtic *brīnika (“stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrugh-no- (“twig”). Cognate with Breton broenn and Welsh brwyn.

Noun

bronn f (collective, singulative bronnen)

  1. rushes

Mutation

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

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠɑun̪ˠ/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠoːn/, /bˠɾˠuːn/[1]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠʌn̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bronnaid (“to bestow, give”),[2] probably etymologically the same as bronnaid (“to injure, spoil”),[3] from Proto-Celtic *brusnati.[4]

Alternative forms

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)
verbal noun bronnadh
past participle bronnta
tense 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* 		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* 		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

* 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”)

Etymology 2

Noun

bronn f sg

  1. variant genitive singular of broinn

Mutation

Mutated forms of bronn
radical lenition eclipsis
bronn bhronn mbronn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 51
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 bronnaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bronnaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  4. ^ Pedersen, Holger (1913), Vergleichende Grammatik der keltischen Sprachen [Comparative Grammar of the Celtic Languages] (in German), volume II, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, →ISBN, page 478

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

bronn f sg

  1. genitive singular of brù

Mutation

Mutation of bronn
radical lenition
bronn bhronn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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