brenin

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh brenhin, from Proto-Brythonic *brɨɣėntin, from Proto-Celtic *brigantīnos (“(someone) pre-eminent, outstanding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛnɪn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbreːnɪn/, /ˈbrɛnɪn/

Noun

brenin m (plural brenhinoedd, feminine brenhines)

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

Synonyms

• rhi
• pennaeth
• tywysog
• teyrn

Derived terms

• brenhines (“queen”)
• brenhiniaeth (“kingdom”)
• brenhinllin (“dynasty”)
• brenhinol (“royal”)
• brenhinwr, brenhinwraig (“royalist”)

 

1. (card games) joker

See also

Playing cards in Welsh · cardiau chwarae (layout · text)
as	dau	tri	pedwar	pump	chwech	saith
wyth	naw	deg	jac / milwr	brenhines	brenin	jocer

Mutation

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.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “brenin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
• Lewis, Timothy. A glossary of mediaeval Welsh law, based upon the Black book of Chirk. Univ. Press (Manchester), 1913.