brén

See also: bren

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *bragnos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʲrʲeːn/

Adjective

brén

1. foul
2. putrid
3. rotten
4. stinking

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 † not when substantivized

Descendants

• Irish: bréan
• Manx: breinn
• Scottish Gaelic: breun

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