bronn

See also: brønn

Cornish

Alternative forms

• (Revived Late Cornish) brodn

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [brɔnː]

Noun

bronn f (dual diwvron or dywvron, plural bronnow)

1. (anatomy) breast

Noun

bronn f (plural bronnow or brodnow)

1. hill

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [brɤnː]

Noun

brònn m (singulative brònnen)

1. (collective) rushes

Mutation

Mutation of bronn

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

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠɑun̪ˠ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠoːn/, /bˠɾˠuːn/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠʌn̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• pronn

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)

		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
verbal noun		bronnadh
past participle		bronnta

* 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.

Further reading

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

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.