brenin

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh brenhin, from Proto-Brythonic *brɨɣėntin, from Proto-Celtic *brigantīnos (“(someone) pre-eminent, outstanding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

Noun

brenin m (plural brenhinoedd, feminine brenhines)

  1. king, monarch, sovereign (abbrev. bre)
  2. (chess) king
  3. (card games) king

Synonyms

Derived terms

  1. (card games) joker

See also

Chess pieces in Welsh · darnau gwyddbwyll (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
brenin brenhines castell esgob marchog gwerinwr
Playing cards in Welsh · cardiau chwarae (layout · text)
as dau tri pedwar pump chwech saith
wyth naw deg jac / milwr brenhines brenin jocer

Mutation

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

References

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