bronn

See also: brønn

Cornish

Alternative forms

• brodn (Revived Late Cornish)

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [brɔnː]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *bronnā (compare Breton bronn, Welsh bron), from Proto-Celtic *brusnā (compare Irish broinn (“womb”)), from *brusū (“belly”).

Noun

bronn f (dual diwvron, plural bronnow)

1. (anatomy) breast

   Synonym: brest

Derived terms

• bronna (“breastfeed”, verb)
• bronnlen (“bib”)
• bronnvil (“mammal”)

Noun

bronn f (plural bronnow)

1. hill

   Synonyms: bre, mena, menydh

Etymology 2

From Middle Cornish bronnen sg, from Old Cornish brunnen sg, from Proto-Celtic *brīnika (“stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrugh-no- (“twig”). Cognate with Breton broenn and Welsh brwyn.

Noun

bronn (collective, singulative bronnen f)

1. rushes

Mutation

Mutation of bronn

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
bronn	vronn	unchanged	pronn	fronn	vronn

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