broon

See also: Broon

English

Etymology

Conserved from Middle English broun, from Old English brūn as opposed to the Standard English pronunciation.

Pronunciation

• (Geordie) IPA^(key): /bɹuːn/
• Rhymes: -uːn

Noun

broon (countable and uncountable, plural broons)

1. (Geordie, Scotland) The colour brown.

Adjective

broon (comparative more broon, superlative most broon)

1. (Geordie, Scotland) Of the colour brown.

Related terms

• Broon (Geordie)
• Broonale (Geordie)
• brown ale

References

• Frank Graham, editor (1987), “BROON”, in The New Geordie Dictionary, Rothbury, Northumberland: Butler Publishing, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Borno, Boron, boron

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbro.on/

Noun

broon

1. genitive singular of brao

Mutation

Mutation of broon

radical	lenition	nasalization
broon	broon pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbroon

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

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English broun, from Old English brūn (“brown; dark; dusky”), from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bruːn/, /bɹuːn/
• Rhymes: -uːn

Noun

broon (plural broons)

1. The colour brown.

Adjective

broon (comparative mair broon, superlative maist broon)

1. Of the colour brown.

Alternative forms

• broun