broinn

Irish

Alternative forms

broinne

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠiːn̠ʲ/

Noun

broinn f (genitive singular broinne, nominative plural broinnte)

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

Declension

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

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.

References

"broinn" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɾəiɲ/

Noun

broinn f

dative singular of brù

Usage notes

Often used as nominative as well.

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