Bretan

See also: Bretän and Bretaň

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲrʲetan]

Proper noun

Bretan

  1. genitive plural of Bretain (“Britons”)

Mutation

Mutation of Bretan
radical lenition nasalization
Bretan Bretan
pronounced with /βʲ-/		 mBretan

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Romanian

Etymology

From Bretea +‎ -an.

Proper noun

Bretan m (genitive/dative lui Bretan)

  1. a surname transferred from the place name

References

  • Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică
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