brenhines

Welsh

Etymology

From brenin (“king”) +‎ -es.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /brɛnˈhɪnɛs/
  • (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

See also
Chess pieces in Welsh · darnau gwyddbwyll (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
brenin brenhines castell esgob marchog gwerinwr
Playing cards in Welsh · cardiau chwarae (layout · text)
as dau tri pedwar pump chwech saith
wyth naw deg jac / milwr brenhines brenin jocer

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
brenhines frenhines mrenhines unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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