Bretain

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Old Irish

Etymology

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

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:

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
Bretain Bretain
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ 		mBretain
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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