broin

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See also: bròin and bróin

Dalmatian

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin brūnus (brown, brunet) (whence also Spanish bruno, French brun), from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz (brown).

Adjective

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broin (feminine broina)

  1. brown
  2. dark

Old Irish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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broin

  1. inflection of bran (raven):
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative plural

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
broin broin
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
mbroin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Sranan Tongo

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Broin

Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch bruin.

Adjective

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broin

  1. brown

Derived terms

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See also

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Colours in Sranan Tongo (kloru) (layout · text)
     redi      geri      blaw      grun      weti
     blaka      broin      alanya      lila      [Term?]

References

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  • Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “broin”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary