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Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *bragnos.
Pronunciation
Adjective
brén
- foul
- putrid
- rotten
- stinking
Declension
| o/ā-stem
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| Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
|
brén
|
brén
|
brén
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| Vocative
|
bréin*
brén**
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| Accusative
|
brén
|
bréin
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| Genitive
|
bréin
|
bréine
|
bréin
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| Dative
|
brén
|
bréin
|
brén
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| Plural
|
Masculine
|
Feminine/neuter
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| Nominative
|
bréin
|
bréna
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| Vocative
|
brénu
bréna†
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| Accusative
|
brénu
bréna†
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| Genitive
|
brén
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| Dative
|
brénaib
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| Notes
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*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized
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Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| brén
|
brén
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
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mbrén
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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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