bruán

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

bruán m (genitive singular bruáin, nominative plural bruáin)

1. afterbirth of an animal

   Synonyms: broghais, salachar, streachlán, beireatas

2. straggling thing

Declension

Declension of bruán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bruán bruáin Vocative a bhruáin a bhruána Genitive bruáin bruán Dative bruán bruáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bruán na bruáin Genitive an bhruáin na mbruán Dative leis an mbruán don bhruán leis na bruáin

Etymology 2

Noun

bruán m (genitive singular bruáin)

1. Alternative form of brúdán (“crush”)

Declension

Declension of bruán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative bruán Vocative a bhruáin Genitive bruáin Dative bruán

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bruán Genitive an bhruáin Dative leis an mbruán don bhruán

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bruán	bhruán	mbruán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bruán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN