Bretain

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Brittōnēs, plural form of Brittō (compare Middle Irish Britt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲrʲetɨnʲ]

Proper noun

Bretain m pl (genitive Bretan)

  1. Britons

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative — — BretainL
vocative — — BretnuH
accusative — — BretnuH
genitive — — BretanN
dative — — Bretnaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: Bretain

Mutation

Mutation of Bretain
radical lenition nasalization
Bretain Bretain
pronounced with /βʲ-/		 mBretain

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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