braon

Bislama

Etymology

From English brown.

Adjective

braon

1. brown

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bráen (“rain, moisture, drop(s)”), of uncertain ultimate origin. MacBain rejects comparisons to fearthainn (“rain”), Ancient Greek βρέχω (brékhō, “I send rain”), Latin rigo (“I water, moisten”), English rain, but does compare English brine.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠeːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠiːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠiːnˠ/, (older) /bˠɾˠɯːnˠ/

Noun

braon m (genitive singular braoin, nominative plural braonta or braonacha)

1. a drop (small mass of liquid)
2. gathering, pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

Declension

Declension of braon

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative braon braonta Vocative a bhraoin a bhraonta Genitive braoin braonta Dative braon braonta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an braon na braonta Genitive an bhraoin na mbraonta Dative leis an mbraon don bhraon leis na braonta

• Alternative plural: braonacha (Cois Fharraige)

Synonyms

• (pus): angadh

Derived terms

• braonach (“dripping; misty, wet; tearful”, adjective)
• braonaíl f (“dripping, drops; guttation”)
• braonán m (“droplet”)
• braonsamhail (den núicléas) f (“liquid-drop model (of the nucleus)”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
braon	bhraon	mbraon
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “braon”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 bráen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “braon”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bráen (“rain, moisture, drop(s)”), of uncertain ultimate origin. MacBain rejects comparisons to fearthainn (“rain”), Ancient Greek βρέχω (brékhō, “I send rain”), Latin rigo (“I water, moisten”), English rain, but does compare English brine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾɯːn/

Noun

braon m (genitive singular braoin, plural braoin)

1. drop (of liquid)
2. drizzle
3. rain
4. shower
5. dew

Synonyms

• boinne

Verb

braon

1. drop
2. distil
3. drizzle

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
braon	bhraon
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “braon”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 bráen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language