Brénainn

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *brɨɣėntin (“king”), from Proto-Celtic *brigantī (“something elevated”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts (“high”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲrʲeːnɨn͈ʲ]

Proper noun

Brénainn m

  1. a male given name from Proto-Brythonic

Descendants

  • Irish: Bréanainn
  • → Latin: Brendanus

Mutation

Mutation of Brénainn
radical lenition nasalization
Brénainn Brénainn
pronounced with /βʲ-/		 mBrénainn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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