braint
Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *brɨɣėnt, from Proto-Celtic *brigantī.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brai̯nt/
- Rhymes: -ai̯n
Noun
braint f (plural breintiau or breiniau or breinau or breinioedd or breinion)
Derived terms
- breinio (“to privilege, to endow”)
- breiniol (“privileged, enfranchised”)
- breinlen (“charter”)
- breintal (“bonus, royalty”)
- dinasfraint (“citizenship, freedom”)
- etholfraint (“franchise, right to vote”)
- hawddfraint (“easement”)
- hawlfraint (“copyright”)
- masnachfraint (“franchise”)
- rhagorfraint (“privilege, right, prerogative”)
- rhyddfraint (“emancipation”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| braint | fraint | mraint | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “braint”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies