brén
See also: bren
Old Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *bragnos.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editbrén
Declension
edito/ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | brén | brén | brén |
Vocative | bréin* brén** | ||
Accusative | brén | bréin | |
Genitive | bréin | bréine | bréin |
Dative | brén | bréin | brén |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | bréin | bréna | |
Vocative | brénu bréna† | ||
Accusative | brénu bréna† | ||
Genitive | brén | ||
Dative | brénaib | ||
Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative |
Descendants
editMutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
brén | brén pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
mbrén |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “brén”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language