Noun: braon
Gender: Masc
Forms without Article
| Singular Nominative | braon |
| Singular Genitive | braoin |
| Plural Nominative | braonta |
| Plural Genitive | braonta |
Forms with Article
| Singular Nominative | an braon |
| Singular Genitive | an bhraoin |
| Plural Nominative | na braonta |
| Plural Genitive | na mbraonta |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like braon
aon,
braon,
bán,
cuan,
duan,
dán,
dún,
fuaimrian,
ionraon,
lón,
meon,
raon,
rian,
ráillrian,
rón,
srian,
trian,
uiscerian,
Etymology
From Old Irish bráen (“rain, moisture, drop(s)”), of uncertain ultimate origin. MacBain rejects comparisons to fearthainn (“rain”), Ancient Greek βρέχω (brékhō, “to send rain”), Latin rigō (“to water, moisten”), English rain, but does compare English brine. See: English Nouns '
brine'.
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