broim
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish broimm (verbal noun of braigid from Proto-Celtic *bragyeti) from Proto-Celtic *braxsman from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg-.[2] The modern verb is derived from the noun.
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠaimʲ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /bʲɾʲiːmʲ/[3] (corresponding to the forms breim and brim)
- (Connemara) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠiːmʲ/
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠɪmʲ/[4]
Noun edit
broim m (genitive singular broma, nominative plural bromanna)
- fart
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 56:
- rińə šē bŕīm mōr.
- [Rinne sé broim mór.]
- He let out a big fart.
- (literally, “He made a big fart.”)
Declension edit
Declension of broim
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
Verb edit
broim (present analytic bromann, future analytic bromfaidh, verbal noun bromadh, past participle bromtha)
- to fart
Conjugation edit
conjugation of broim (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
broim | bhroim | mbroim |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ “broim”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “broimm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 56
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 110, page 43
Further reading edit
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bramaim (breamaim)”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 81
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “breim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 86
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “broim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN