bronntanas

Irish

Alternative forms

• bronntachas, bronntas

Etymology

From bronnta (“gifted, bestowed”), from bronn (“bestow”, verb), + -tanas.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠɑun̪ˠt̪ˠən̪ˠəsˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠuːn̪ˠt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/

Noun

bronntanas m (genitive singular bronntanais, nominative plural bronntanais)

1. present, gift
2. bestowal (of gift)

Declension

Declension of bronntanas

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bronntanas bronntanais Vocative a bhronntanais a bhronntanasa Genitive bronntanais bronntanas Dative bronntanas bronntanais

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bronntanas na bronntanais Genitive an bhronntanais na mbronntanas Dative leis an mbronntanas don bhronntanas leis na bronntanais

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bronntanas	bhronntanas	mbronntanas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Entries containing “bronntanas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “bronntanas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bronntanas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bronntanas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bronntanas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 91
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 52
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 16