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brein
brein
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish brú, broinn (“abdomen, belly; bowels, entrails; womb”).
Noun
brein f (genitive singular breinney)
Derived terms
Terms derived from brein
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Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| brein | vrein | mrein |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɾeˈin/
Noun
brein (plural breins)
Declension
declension of brein
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | brein | breins |
| genitive | breina | breinas |
| dative | breine | breines |
| accusative | breini | breinis |
| predicative | breinu | breinus |
| vocative | o brein! | o breins! |
West Frisian
Etymology 1
From Old Frisian brein, from Proto-Germanic *bragną. Akin to Low German Bregen, Brägen, English brain.
Noun
brein n (plural breinen)
Etymology 2
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brīnijaz, *brīnaz. More at brine.
Alternative forms
- brem, brim
Noun
brein n
Derived terms
- breinsâlt