braint

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Welsh

Alternative forms

brain

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)

privilege

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

Mutated forms of *braint*
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

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