brén

See also: bren, Břeň, and 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

*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

Mutation of brén
radical lenition nasalization
brén brén
pronounced with /βʲ-/		 mbrén

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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