broinn

Irish

Alternative forms

• broinne

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (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 Case Singular Plural Nominative broinn broinnte Vocative a bhroinn a bhroinnte Genitive broinne broinnte Dative broinn broinnte

Forms with the definite article Case 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 Case Singular Plural Nominative broinn broinnte Vocative a bhroinn a bhroinnte Genitive bronn broinnte Dative broinn broinnte

Forms with the definite article Case 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”)
• go broinne an bhrátha (“to the brink of doom, till doomsday”)
• go broinne na breithe (“till doomsday”)
• i mbroinn loinge (“in the hold of a ship”)
• i mbroinn talún (“in the bowels of the earth”)
• le broinne báis (“on the verge of death”)
• tar as broinn (“come from the womb, be born”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
broinn	bhroinn	mbroinn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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.