Brónach

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: bronach, brónach, and brònach

Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish Brónach, from the adjective brónach (sad, sorrowful).

Proper noun[edit]

Brónach f (genitive Brónche)

  1. (Christianity) Saint Brónach of Kilbroney, a 6th-century follower of Saint Patrick.
  2. a female given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Bronagh

Derived terms[edit]

  • Cell Brónche (Kilbroney, literally church of Brónach)

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Brónach Bhrónach mBrónach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.