brén
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See also: bren
Old Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *bragnos.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]brén
Declension
[edit]| 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 | ||
Descendants
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| brén | brén pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
mbrén |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “brén”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language