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 *bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛnɪn/

NounEdit

brenin m (plural brenhinoedd)

1. king, monarch, sovereign (abbrev. bre)
2. (chess) king

SynonymsEdit

• rhi
• pennaeth
• tywysog
• teyrn

Derived termsEdit

• brenhines ‎(“queen”)
• brenhiniaeth ‎(“kingdom”)
• brenhinol ‎(“royal”)

See alsoEdit

MutationEdit

Welsh mutation
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.

ReferencesEdit

• “brenin” in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru.
• Lewis, Timothy. A glossary of mediaeval Welsh law, based upon the Black book of Chirk. Univ. Press (Manchester), 1913.