brenin
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Welsh brenhin, from Proto-Brythonic *brɨɣėntin, from Proto-Celtic *brigantīnos (“(someone) pre-eminent, outstanding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbrɛnɪn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbreːnɪn/, /ˈbrɛnɪn/
Noun
editbrenin m (plural brenhinoedd, feminine brenhines)
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- brenhines (“queen”)
- brenhiniaeth (“kingdom”)
- brenhinllin (“dynasty”)
- brenhinol (“royal”)
- brenhinwr, brenhinwraig (“royalist”)
See also
edit| Chess pieces in Welsh · darnau gwyddbwyll (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brenin | brenhines | castell | esgob | marchog | gwerinwr |
| Playing cards in Welsh · cardiau chwarae (layout · text) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| as | dau | tri | pedwar | pump | chwech | saith |
| wyth | naw | deg | jac / milwr | brenhines | brenin | jocer |
Mutation
edit| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| brenin | frenin | mrenin | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “brenin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Lewis, Timothy. A glossary of mediaeval Welsh law, based upon the Black book of Chirk. Univ. Press (Manchester), 1913.
Categories:
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰerǵʰ-
- Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh nouns
- Welsh countable nouns
- Welsh masculine nouns
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