broinn

Irish

Alternative forms

• broinne

Etymology

From the dative singular of Old Irish brú (“abdomen, belly; bowels, entrails; womb”), from Proto-Celtic *brusū.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠiːɲ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠiːn̠ʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠɨ̞n̠ʲ/

Noun

broinn f (genitive singular broinne or bronn, nominative plural broinnte)

1. womb
2. Alternative form of broinne (“breast, bosom; brink, verge”)

Declension

As second-declension noun:

Declension of broinn (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative broinn broinnte vocative a bhroinn a bhroinnte genitive broinne broinnte dative broinn broinnte forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an bhroinn na broinnte genitive na broinne na mbroinnte dative leis an mbroinn don bhroinn leis na broinnte

As fifth-declension noun:

Declension of broinn (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative broinn broinnte vocative a bhroinn a bhroinnte genitive bronn broinnte dative broinn broinnte forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an bhroinn na broinnte genitive na bronn na mbroinnte dative leis an mbroinn don bhroinn leis na broinnte

Derived terms

• ball broinne (“birthmark”)
• Eoin Broinne (“John the beloved disciple”)
• galar broinne (“congenital disease”)
• i mbroinn loinge (“in the hold of a ship”)
• i mbroinn talún (“in the bowels of the earth”)
• tar as broinn (“come from the womb, be born”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of broinn

radical	lenition	eclipsis
broinn	bhroinn	mbroinn

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) “broinn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾəiɲ/

Noun

broinn f

1. dative singular of brù

Usage notes

• Often used as nominative as well.