breinio

Welsh

Etymology

From braint (“freedom, franchise, privilege”) +‎ -io (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrei̯njɔ/

Verb

breinio (first-person singular present breiniaf)

  1. to grant, to privilege, to dignify

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future breiniaf breini breinia breiniwn breiniwch breiniant breinir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional breiniwn breinit breiniai breiniem breiniech breinient breinid
preterite breiniais breiniaist breiniodd breiniasom breiniasoch breiniasant breiniwyd
pluperfect breiniaswn breiniasit breiniasai breiniasem breiniasech breiniasent breiniasid, breiniesid
present subjunctive breiniwyf breiniech breinio breiniom breinioch breiniont breinier
imperative — breinia breinied breiniwn breiniwch breinient breinier
verbal noun
verbal adjectives breiniedig
breiniadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms 		singular plural
first second third first second third
future breinia i,
breiniaf i 		breini di breinith o/e/hi,
breiniff e/hi 		breiniwn ni breiniwch chi breinian nhw
conditional breiniwn i,
breinswn i 		breiniet ti,
breinset ti 		breiniai fo/fe/hi,
breinsai fo/fe/hi 		breinien ni,
breinsen ni 		breiniech chi,
breinsech chi 		breinien nhw,
breinsen nhw
preterite breiniais i,
breinies i 		breiniaist ti,
breiniest ti 		breiniodd o/e/hi breinion ni breinioch chi breinion nhw
imperative — breinia — — breiniwch —

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of breinio
radical soft nasal aspirate
breinio freinio mreinio unchanged

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

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “breinio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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