bretnas

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Old Irish[edit]

Noun[edit]

bretnas f

  1. brooch, pin

Inflection[edit]

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative bretnasL bretnaisL bretnasaH
Vocative bretnasL bretnaisL bretnasaH
Accusative bretnaisN bretnaisL bretnasaH
Genitive bretnaiseH bretnasL bretnasN
Dative bretnaisL bretnasaib bretnasaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation[edit]

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

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