Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From brenin (king) +‎ -es.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

brenhines f (plural breninesau)

  1. queen, monarch, sovereign
  2. (chess) queen
  3. (card games) queen

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Chess pieces in Welsh · darnau gwyddbwyll (layout · text)
           
brenin brenhines castell esgob marchog gwerinwr
Playing cards in Welsh · cardiau chwarae (layout · text)
             
as dau tri pedwar pump chwech saith
             
wyth naw deg jac / milwr brenhines brenin jocer

Mutation edit

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