Breten

Cornish

Breten Veur

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *Pritanī, from Proto-Celtic *kʷritanī, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-. Cognate with Breton Breizh (“Brittany”) and Welsh Prydain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɛtɛn/

Proper noun

Breten f

1. (loosely) Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)
2. Britain (great Britain, a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales; especially (but not exclusively) during antiquity)

Derived terms

• Breten Veur (“Great Britain”)
• Breten Vyghan (“Brittany”)
• bretennek (“British”)

Related terms

• Brython, Brythones (“Briton”)
• Brythonek (“Brythonic, Brittonic”)

Mutation

Mutation of Breten

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
Breten	Vreten	unchanged	Preten	Freten	Vreten

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

Old English

Alternative forms

• Breton, Bryten, Breoten, Breoton

Etymology

From a British form of Latin Britannia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbre.ten/

Proper noun

Breten f

1. Britain (a large island in Northern Europe)

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	Breten	—
accusative	Bretene	—
genitive	Bretene	—
dative	Bretene	—

Related terms

• Brett
• Brettisċ

Descendants

• Middle English: Bretene (early)