braon

== Bislama == === Etymology === From English brown. === Adjective === braon brown == Irish == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠeːn̪ˠ/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠiːnˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /bˠɾˠiːnˠ/, (older) /bˠɾˠɯːnˠ/ === Noun === braon m (genitive singular braoin, nominative plural braonta or braonacha) a drop (small mass of liquid) gathering, pus (fluid found in regions of infection) ==== Declension ==== Alternative plural: braonacha (Cois Fharraige) ==== Synonyms ==== (pus): angadh ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “braon”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 116; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “braon”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “braon”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish bráen (“rain, moisture, drop(s)”), of uncertain ultimate origin. MacBain rejects comparisons to fearthainn (“rain”), Ancient Greek βρέχω (brékhō, “I send rain”), Latin rigo (“I water, moisten”), English rain, but does compare English brine. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɾɯːn/ === Noun === braon m (genitive singular braoin, plural braoin) drop (of liquid) drizzle rain shower dew ==== Synonyms ==== boinne === Verb === braon drop distil drizzle === Mutation === === References === Edward Dwelly (1911), “braon”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bráen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == Serbo-Croatian == === Adjective === braon (Cyrillic spelling браон) (Serbia, Montenegro) brown Synonyms: (Croatia, Bosnia) smȅđ, mȑk === See also ===