Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/-enn

This Proto-Brythonic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Brythonic

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *-inyā. Cognate with Old Irish -(i)ne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enː/

Suffix

*-enn f (masculine *-ɨnn)

1. Forms singulatives of collective nouns.

   ‎*llugod (“mice”) + ‎*-enn → ‎*llugodenn (“mouse”)

   ‎*ster (“stars”) + ‎*-enn → ‎*sterenn (“star”)

   ‎*know (“nuts”) + ‎*-enn → ‎*knowenn (“nut”)

2. Forms abstract derivatives of certain nouns and adjectives.

   ‎*llɨθer (“letter, missive”) + ‎*-enn → ‎*llɨθerenn (“letter, character, type”)

Descendants

• Old Breton: -enn
  • Middle Breton: -enn
    • Breton: -enn
• Old Cornish: -en
  • Middle Cornish: -en
    • Cornish: -en
• Old Welsh: -en
  • Middle Welsh: -en
    • Welsh: -en