Βρέννος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Likely from Proto-Celtic *brigantīnos (“preeminent, outstanding”), and thus related to Welsh brenin (“king”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /brén.nos/ → /ˈβren.nos/ → /ˈvre.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /brén.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbren.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβren.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvren.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvre.nos/

Proper noun

Βρέννος • (Brénnos) m (genitive Βρέννου); second declension

1. Brennus

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Βρέννος; τοῦ Βρέννου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Βρέννος ho Brénnos
Genitive	τοῦ Βρέννου toû Brénnou
Dative	τῷ Βρέννῳ tôi Brénnōi
Accusative	τὸν Βρέννον tòn Brénnon
Vocative	Βρέννε Brénne
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Βρέννος (Vrénnos)
• Latin: Brennus

References

• Βρέννος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,004
• Βρέννος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette