bruíon

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Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Irish bruiden (hostel, large banqueting hall).

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Noun[edit]

bruíon f (genitive singular bruíne, nominative plural bruíonta)

  1. (literary) hostel
  2. (folklore) a fairy palace
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Irish bruiden, bruigean (fight, contest, quarrel), possibly originally a sense of Etymology 1.

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

bruíon f (genitive singular bruíne, nominative plural bruíonta)

  1. verbal noun of bruíon
  2. quarrel, strife
Declension[edit]

Verb[edit]

bruíon (present analytic bruíonann, future analytic bruíonfaidh, verbal noun bruíon, past participle bruíonta)

  1. (intransitive) fight, quarrel
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Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bruíon bhruíon mbruíon
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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