"brú" meaning in Old Irish

See brú in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *brusū. Etymology templates: {{inh|sga|cel-pro|*brusū}} Proto-Celtic *brusū Head templates: {{head|sga|noun||||{{{2}}}||||||||{{{3}}}||{{{pl2}}}||{{{pl3}}}|cat2=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} brú f, {{sga-noun|f}} brú f Inflection templates: {{sga-decl-n-mf|acc_pl=bronna|acc_sg=broinn|g=f|gen_sg=bronn}}, {{sga-decl-noun|acc_du=broinn+L|acc_du2=|acc_du3=|acc_du4=|acc_pl=bronna+H|acc_pl2=|acc_pl3=|acc_sg=broinn+N|acc_sg2=|acc_sg3=|acc_sg4=|acc_sg5=|class=n-f|dat_du=bronnaib|dat_du2=|dat_du3=|dat_pl=bronnaib|dat_pl2=|dat_pl3=|dat_sg=broinn+L|dat_sg2=brú+L|dat_sg3=|dat_sg4=|dat_sg5=|dat_sg6=|gen_du=bronn+L|gen_du2=|gen_du3=|gen_pl=bronn+N|gen_pl2=|gen_pl3=|gen_sg=bronn|gen_sg2=|gen_sg3=|n=|nom_du=broinn+L|nom_du2=|nom_du3=|nom_du4=|nom_pl=broinn|nom_pl2=|nom_pl3=|nom_sg=brú|nom_sg2=|nom_sg3=|nom_sg4=|voc_du=broinn+L|voc_du2=|voc_du3=|voc_du4=|voc_pl=bronna+H|voc_pl2=|voc_pl3=|voc_sg=brú|voc_sg2=|voc_sg3=|voc_sg4=}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], brú [nominative, singular], broinn [dual, nominative], broinn [nominative, plural], brú [singular, vocative], broinn [dual, vocative], bronna [plural, vocative], broinn [accusative, singular], broinn [accusative, dual], bronna [accusative, plural], bronn [genitive, singular], bronn [dual, genitive], bronn [genitive, plural], broinn [dative, singular], brú [dative, singular], bronnaib [dative, dual], bronnaib [dative, plural]
  1. belly, abdomen Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-brú-sga-noun-3LSNfanJ
  2. breast Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-brú-sga-noun-OBNtbjQ4
  3. womb Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-brú-sga-noun-~-qoNd04 Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 27 11 39 13 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], brú [mutation, mutation-radical], brú [lenition, mutation], mbrú [error-unrecognized-form, mutation]
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *mrogis. Etymology templates: {{inh|sga|cel-pro|*mrogis}} Proto-Celtic *mrogis Head templates: {{head|sga|noun||||{{{2}}}||||||||{{{3}}}||{{{pl2}}}||{{{pl3}}}|cat2=|g=?|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} brú ?, {{sga-noun}} brú ? Inflection templates: {{sga-mutation}}
  1. edge, brink
    Sense id: en-brú-sga-noun-sga:edge
  2. bank
    Sense id: en-brú-sga-noun-Q4HcKrFC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brú",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brú",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbrú",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "mutation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{pl2}}}",
        "17": "",
        "18": "{{{pl3}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "?",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "var": ""
      },
      "expansion": "brú ?",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "brú ?",
      "name": "sga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sga-mutation"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "edge, brink"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "edge",
          "edge"
        ],
        [
          "brink",
          "brink"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "sga:edge"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bank"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bank",
          "bank"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "brú"
}

Download raw JSONL data for brú meaning in Old Irish (5.6kB)

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'nasalization'",
  "path": [
    "brú"
  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "brú",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Old Irish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-16 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (d6fca27 and 65e1673). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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