brennik

Cornish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *brėnnig, from Proto-Celtic *barannīkos. Compare Breton and Welsh brennig.

Noun

brennik (collective, singulative brenigen f)

  1. limpets

Mutation

Mutation of brennik
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
brennik vrennik unchanged prennik frennik vrennik

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

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009), “barina”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 57
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