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
singular plural
nominative bruán bruáin
vocative a bhruáin a bhruána
genitive bruáin bruán
dative bruán bruáin
forms with the definite article
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, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative bruán
vocative a bhruáin
genitive bruáin
dative bruán
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an bruán
genitive an bhruáin
dative leis an mbruán
don bhruán

Mutation

Mutated forms of bruán
radical lenition eclipsis
bruán bhruán mbruán

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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