brenhines

Welsh

Etymology

From brenin (“king”) +‎ -es.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /brɛnˈhɪnɛs/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /brɛnˈhɪnas/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /brɛnˈhiːnɛs/, /brɛnˈhɪnɛs/
• Rhymes: -ɪnɛs

Noun

brenhines f (plural breninesau)

1. queen, monarch, sovereign
2. (chess) queen
3. (card games) queen

Derived terms

• brenhines gydweddog (“queen consort”)

 

See also

Playing cards in Welsh · cardiau chwarae (layout · text)
as	dau	tri	pedwar	pump	chwech	saith
wyth	naw	deg	jac / milwr	brenhines	brenin	jocer

Mutation

Mutated forms of brenhines

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
brenhines	frenhines	mrenhines	unchanged

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