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 /β(ʲ)-/	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