breinio

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Welsh

Etymology

From braint (“freedom, franchise, privilege”) +‎ -io (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Verb

breinio (first-person singular present breiniaf)

  1. to grant, to privilege, to dignify

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future breiniaf breini breinia breiniwn breiniwch breiniant breinir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional breiniwn breinit breiniai breiniem breiniech breinient breinid
preterite breiniais breiniaist breiniodd breiniasom breiniasoch breiniasant breiniwyd
pluperfect breiniaswn breiniasit breiniasai breiniasem breiniasech breiniasent breiniasid, breiniesid
present subjunctive breiniwyf breiniech breinio breiniom breinioch breiniont breinier
imperative — breinia breinied breiniwn breiniwch breinient breinier
verbal noun breinio
verbal adjectives breiniedig
breiniadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future breinia i, breiniaf i breini di breinith o/e/hi, breiniff e/hi breiniwn ni breiniwch chi breinian nhw
conditional breiniwn i, breinswn i breiniet ti, breinset ti breiniai fo/fe/hi, breinsai fo/fe/hi breinien ni, breinsen ni breiniech chi, breinsech chi breinien nhw, breinsen nhw
preterite breiniais i, breinies i breiniaist ti, breiniest ti breiniodd o/e/hi breinion ni breinioch chi breinion nhw
imperative — breinia — — breiniwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
breinio freinio mreinio unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “breinio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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