bronntanas

Irish

Alternative forms

  • bronntachas, bronntas

Etymology

From bronnta (gifted, bestowed), from bronn (bestow, verb), + -tanas.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠɑun̪ˠt̪ˠən̪ˠəsˠ/[1]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠuːn̪ˠt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/[2]

Noun

bronntanas m (genitive singular bronntanais, nominative plural bronntanais)

  1. present, gift
  2. bestowal (of gift)

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bronntanas bhronntanas mbronntanas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 27, page 16
  2. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 52

Further reading

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