bronn

See also: brønn

Cornish

Alternative forms

• brodn (Revived Late Cornish)

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bronn f (dual diwvron, plural bronnow)

1. (anatomy) breast

   Synonym: brest

Derived terms

• bronna (“breastfeed”, verb)
• bronnlen (“bib”)
• bronnvil (“mammal”)

Noun

bronn f (plural bronnow)

1. hill

   Synonyms: bre, mena, menydh

Etymology 2

From Middle Cornish bronnen sg, from Old Cornish brunnen sg, from Proto-Celtic *brīnika (“stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrugh-no- (“twig”). Cognate with Breton broenn and Welsh brwyn.

Noun

bronn (collective, singulative bronnen f)

1. rushes

Mutation

Mutation of bronn

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

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

Irish

Pronunciation

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

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)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	bronnaim	bronnann tú; bronnair†	bronnann sé, sí	bronnaimid; bronnann muid	bronnann sibh	bronnann siad; bronnaid†	a bhronnann; a bhronnas	bronntar
past	bhronn mé; bhronnas	bhronn tú; bhronnais	bhronn sé, sí	bhronnamar; bhronn muid	bhronn sibh; bhronnabhair	bhronn siad; bhronnadar	a bhronn	bronnadh
past habitual	bhronnainn / bronnainn‡	bhronntá / bronntá‡	bhronnadh sé, sí / bronnadh sé, sí‡	bhronnaimis; bhronnadh muid / bronnaimis‡; bronnadh muid‡	bhronnadh sibh / bronnadh sibh‡	bhronnaidís; bhronnadh siad / bronnaidís‡; bronnadh siad‡	a bhronnadh	bhronntaí / bronntaí‡
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	bronnfaidh mé; bronnfad	bronnfaidh tú; bronnfair†	bronnfaidh sé, sí	bronnfaimid; bronnfaidh muid	bronnfaidh sibh	bronnfaidh siad; bronnfaid†	a bhronnfaidh; a bhronnfas	bronnfar
conditional	bhronnfainn / bronnfainn‡	bhronnfá / bronnfá‡	bhronnfadh sé, sí / bronnfadh sé, sí‡	bhronnfaimis; bhronnfadh muid / bronnfaimis‡; bronnfadh muid‡	bhronnfadh sibh / bronnfadh sibh‡	bhronnfaidís; bhronnfadh siad / bronnfaidís‡; bronnfadh siad‡	a bhronnfadh	bhronnfaí / bronnfaí‡
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
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	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	bronnaim	bronn	bronnadh sé, sí	bronnaimis	bronnaigí; bronnaidh†	bronnaidís	—	bronntar
past participle	bronnta
verbal noun	bronnadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

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.