tiern
Breton
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Breton tiern, from Proto-Brythonic *tɨɣern, from Proto-Celtic *tigernos (compare Welsh teyrn, Cornish tern, Irish Tiarna, and Gaulish tigerno- (“lord, master of the house”)).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tiern m (plural tierned)
- (historical) prince (noble)
- sovereign
Inflection
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- Breton terms inherited from Old Breton
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- Breton terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Breton terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
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- Breton terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Breton terms with IPA pronunciation
- Breton lemmas
- Breton nouns
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