dobrón

See also: Dobroń and Dobroň

Irish

Alternative forms

do-brón, dóbrón, dubhrón, du-brón, dubrón^[1]

Etymology

By surface analysis, do- (“bad”) +‎ brón (“sorrow”), but the lack of lenition of the b suggests the original first element is dubh (“black”). Alternative spellings with du- and pronunciations with /d̪ˠuː-/ support this interpretation.

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːbˠɾˠoːnˠ/

Noun

dobrón m (genitive singular dobróin)

grief, intense sorrow
déan dobrón ― to grieve
dejection

Declension

Declension of dobrón (first declension, no plural)

bare forms
	singular
nominative	dobrón
vocative	a dhobróin
genitive	dobróin
dative	dobrón

forms with the definite article
	singular
nominative	an dobrón
genitive	an dobróin
dative	leis an dobrón don dobrón

Mutation

Mutated forms of *dobrón*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
dobrón	dhobrón	ndobrón

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

References

^ “dobrón”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dobrón”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “dobrón”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 349; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dobrón”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

[1] “dobrón”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

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