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bronn
bronn
Cornish
Alternative forms
- (Revived Late Cornish) brodn
Noun
bronn f (dual diwvron, plural bronnow)
Noun
bronn f (singulative bronnen)
Mutation
Mutation of bronn
| Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
| bronn | vronn | unchanged | pronn | fronn | vronn |
Irish
Verb
bronn (present analytic bronnann, future analytic bronnfaidh, verbal noun bronnadh, past participle bronnta)
Conjugation
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*; a mbronnas* |
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 | bhronntá | bhronnadh sé, sí | bhronnaimis; bhronnadh muid | bhronnadh sibh | bhronnaidís; bhronnadh siad | a bhronnadh / ar bhronnadh* |
bhronntaí | |
| future | bronnfaidh mé; bronnfad |
bronnfaidh tú; bronnfair† |
bronnfaidh sé, sí | bronnfaimid; bronnfaidh muid |
bronnfaidh sibh | bronnfaidh siad; bronnfaid† |
a bhronnfaidh; a bhronnfas / a mbronnfaidh*; a mbronnfas* |
bronnfar | |
| conditional | bhronnfainn | bhronnfá | bhronnfadh sé, sí | bhronnfaimis; bhronnfadh muid | bhronnfadh sibh | bhronnfaidís; bhronnfadh siad | a bhronnfadh / ar bhronnfadh* |
bhronnfaí | |
| 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
† Dialect form
Derived terms
- bronntach (“gift-giving, generous”, adjective)
- bronntanas m (“present, gift; bestowal”)
- bronntóir m (“giver, bestower”)
Etymology 2
Noun
bronn f sg
- variant genitive singular of broinn
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bronn | bhronn | mbronn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "bronn" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
bronn f sg
- genitive singular of brù
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| bronn | bhronn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |