brén

See also: 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
Notes *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

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
brén brén
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbrén
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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