braint

Welsh

Alternative forms

• brain

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *brɨɣėnt, from Proto-Celtic *brigantī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brai̯nt/
• Rhymes: -ai̯n

Noun

braint f (plural breintiau or breiniau or breinau or breinioedd or breinion)

1. privilege

Derived terms

• breinio (“to privilege, to endow”)
• breiniol (“privileged, enfranchised”)
• breinlen (“charter”)
• breintal (“bonus, royalty”)
• dinasfraint (“citizenship, freedom”)
• etholfraint (“franchise, right to vote”)
• hawddfraint (“easement”)
• hawlfraint (“copyright”)
• masnachfraint (“franchise”)
• rhagorfraint (“privilege, right, prerogative”)
• rhyddfraint (“emancipation”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
braint	fraint	mraint	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “braint”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies