Irish

Noun

braon m ‎(genitive singular braoin, nominative plural braonta or braonacha)

1. a drop (small mass of liquid)
2. gathering, pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

Declension

• Alternative plural: braonacha (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms

Mutation

References

• "braon" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “1 bráen” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bráen ‎(“rain, moisture, drop(s)”).

Noun

braon m ‎(genitive singular braoin, plural braoin)

1. drop (of liquid)
2. drizzle
3. rain
4. shower
5. dew

Synonyms

• boinne

Verb

braon

1. drop
2. distil
3. drizzle

Mutation

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “1 bráen” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.