A Messapic word like βρένδος (bréndos, “deer”), possibly also found in place names like Βρεντέσιον (Brentésion, “Brindisi”). Further possible cognates are Latvian briedis (“deer”), Old Prussian braidis (“elk”), Elfdalian brinde (“elk”) and Albanian bri (“horn, antler”).
βρέντῐον • (bréntion) n (genitive βρεντίου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ βρέντῐον tò bréntion |
τὼ βρεντῐ́ω tṑ brentíō |
τᾰ̀ βρέντῐᾰ tà bréntia | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ βρεντῐ́ου toû brentíou |
τοῖν βρεντῐ́οιν toîn brentíoin |
τῶν βρεντῐ́ων tôn brentíōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ βρεντῐ́ῳ tôi brentíōi |
τοῖν βρεντῐ́οιν toîn brentíoin |
τοῖς βρεντῐ́οις toîs brentíois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ βρέντῐον tò bréntion |
τὼ βρεντῐ́ω tṑ brentíō |
τᾰ̀ βρέντῐᾰ tà bréntia | ||||||||||
| Vocative | βρέντῐον bréntion |
βρεντῐ́ω brentíō |
βρέντῐᾰ bréntia | ||||||||||
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