Bretain

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Brittōnēs, plural form of Brittō (compare Britt).

Proper noun

Bretain m pl (genitive Bretan)

1. Britons

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	—	—	BretainL
Vocative	—	—	BretnuH
Accusative	—	—	BretnuH
Genitive	—	—	BretanN
Dative	—	—	Bretnaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Middle Irish:
  • Irish: Breatain
  • Manx: Bretyn
  • Scottish Gaelic: Breatainn

Mutation

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