brén
See also: bren
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *bragnos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʲrʲeːn/
Declension
| o/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | brén | brén | brén |
| Vocative | bréin* brén** | ||
| Accusative | brén | bréin | |
| Genitive | bréin | bréine | bréin |
| Dative | brén | bréin | brén |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | bréin | bréna | |
| Vocative | brénu bréna† | ||
| Accusative | brénu bréna† | ||
| Genitive | brén | ||
| Dative | brénaib | ||
| Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative | ||
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| brén | brén pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbrén |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “brén”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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