ball broinne

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “mark of the womb”.

Noun

ball broinne m (genitive singular baill bhroinne, nominative plural baill bhroinne)

1. birthmark

Mutation

Mutated forms of ball broinne

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ball broinne	bhall broinne	mball broinne

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ball broinne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN