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)
- king, monarch, sovereign (abbrev. bre)
- (chess) king
Synonyms
- rhi
- pennaeth
- tywysog
- teyrn
Derived terms
- brenhines (“queen”)
- brenhiniaeth (“kingdom”)
- brenhinol (“royal”)
See also
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| brenin | brenhines | castell | esgob | marchog | gwerinwr |
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
- Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “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.