brenin
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WelshEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Welsh brenhin, from Proto-Brythonic *brɨɣėntin, from Proto-Celtic *brigantīnos (“(someone) pre-eminent, outstanding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
brenin m (plural brenhinoedd)
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- brenhines (“queen”)
- brenhiniaeth (“kingdom”)
- brenhinol (“royal”)
See alsoEdit
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| brenin | brenhines | castell | esgob | marchog | gwerinwr |
MutationEdit
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| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| brenin | frenin | mrenin | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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ReferencesEdit
- “brenin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014
- Lewis, Timothy. A glossary of mediaeval Welsh law, based upon the Black book of Chirk. Univ. Press (Manchester), 1913.