bron

See also: brón, broń, bróń, and bròn

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • born (dialectal, obsolete)

Etymology

From earlier born, from Middle Dutch borne, from Old Dutch brunno, from Proto-Germanic *brunnô. The inherited word underwent metathesis in Middle Dutch, but this was undone through influence from German Brunnen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brɔn/
  • Rhymes: -ɔn
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Noun

bron f (plural bronnen, diminutive bronnetje n)

  1. source
  2. well

Derived terms

Anagrams

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɔ́n/
  • Tonal orthography: brȍn

Noun

bròn m inan (genitive brôna, nominative plural brôni)

  1. bronze

Declension

Swedish

Noun

bron

  1. definite singular of bro

Volapük

Etymology

Apparently a shortening of English bronchitis

Noun

bron (plural brons)

  1. (anatomy) trachea

Declension

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *bron, from Proto-Celtic *brusū (“belly”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brɔn/
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Noun

bron f (plural bronnau)

  1. (anatomy, biology) breast
    Mae bronnau ardderchog gyda hi. ― She has excellent breasts.
    [1] (South)
    Mae gen i fronnau mawr. ― I have large breasts.
    (North)

Adverb

  1. almost

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bron fron mron unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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