tiern

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Breton[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Breton tiern, from Proto-Brythonic *tɨɣern, from Proto-Celtic *tigernos (compare Welsh teyrn, Cornish tern, Irish Tiarna, and Gaulish tigerno- (lord, master of the house)).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tiern m (plural tierned)

  1. (historical) prince (noble)
  2. sovereign

Inflection[edit]

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