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am broinn

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Scottish Gaelic

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Preposition

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am broinn (+ genitive or possessive determiner)

  1. (physically) inside, within
    Thuit an tùr na bhroinn.The tower caved in on itself.
    Chan eil mi ag iarraidh Beurla a chluinntinn am broinn mo thaighe!I don't want to hear English within my house!
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ann am,‎ broinn.
    Chan eil biadh nam bhroinn.I have no food in my belly.