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Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Brendanus, from Old Irish Brénainn, from Old Welsh breenhin (“prince, king”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brigantīnos (“(someone) pre-eminent, outstanding”), a diminutive of *brigantī (“high, exalted”).
Proper noun
Breandán m (genitive Breandáin)
- a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Brendan
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| Breandán
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Bhreandán
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mBreandán
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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