bronntanas

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠɑun̪ˠt̪ˠən̪ˠəsˠ/[3]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɾˠuːn̪ˠt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/[4], /ˈbˠɾˠuːn̪ˠt̪ˠən̪ˠəsˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpˠɾˠʌn̪ˠt̪ˠənˠəsˠ/, /ˈpˠɾˠʌn̪ˠt̪ˠən̪ˠəsˠ/[5] (corresponding to the form pronntanas)

Noun

bronntanas m (genitive singular bronntanais, nominative plural bronntanais)

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

Declension

Declension of bronntanas (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative bronntanas bronntanais
vocative a bhronntanais a bhronntanasa
genitive bronntanais bronntanas
dative bronntanas bronntanais
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bronntanas na bronntanais
genitive an bhronntanais na mbronntanas
dative leis an mbronntanas
don bhronntanas 		leis na bronntanais

Mutation

Mutated forms of bronntanas
radical lenition eclipsis
bronntanas bhronntanas mbronntanas

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

References

  1. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1985) Foirisiún Focal as Gaillimh [Collection of Words from Galway] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann [Royal Irish Academy], page 32
  2. ^ “bronntanas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 27, page 16
  4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 52
  5. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 360, page 123

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