broinne

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bruinne (“breast(s), bosom, chest; womb”).

Noun

broinne m (genitive singular broinne, nominative plural broinní)

  1. breast, bosom
  2. brink, verge
Declension
Declension of broinne (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative broinne broinní
vocative a bhroinne a bhroinní
genitive broinne broinní
dative broinne broinní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an broinne na broinní
genitive an bhroinne na mbroinní
dative leis an mbroinne
don bhroinne 		leis na broinní
Derived terms
  • go broinne an bhrátha (“to the brink of doom, till doomsday”)
  • go broinne na breithe (“till doomsday”)
  • le broinne báis (“on the verge of death”)

Etymology 2

Noun

broinne

  1. genitive singular of broinn
  2. alternative form of broinn
Declension
Declension of broinne (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative broinne broinnte
vocative a bhroinne a bhroinnte
genitive broinne broinnte
dative broinne broinnte
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bhroinne na broinnte
genitive na broinne na mbroinnte
dative leis an mbroinne
don bhroinne 		leis na broinnte

Mutation

Mutated forms of broinne
radical lenition eclipsis
broinne bhroinne mbroinne

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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