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Breton

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Breton
anv[ˈɑ̃n.o]
noun
The word used to identify a person, thing, or place. It can also refer to a noun in grammar.

“Petra eo da anv?”

What is your name?

Also means
  1. name
  2. noun

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Breton
anvioù[ɑ̃nˈvi.ɔʊ]
noun
A word or set of words by which a person, place, or thing is known. It also means nouns in a grammatical sense.

“Skrivet eo an anvioù war ar paper.”

The names are written on the paper.

Also means
  1. plural of anv: names
  2. nouns
  3. names

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Breton
anv-kadarn
noun
A word that represents a person, place, or thing. In grammar, this is a basic part of speech.

“Anv-kadarn eo ar ger "ki".”

The word "dog" is a noun.

Also means
  1. substantive
  2. noun

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Breton
Gwen[gwen]Appears in an example
name
A variant spelling of the name Gwenn.

“Gwen eo anv ma c'hoar.”

Gwen is my sister's name.

Also means
  1. alternative form of Gwenn

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Breton
-ioù[iou]Appears in an example
suffix
A common suffix added to the end of nouns to make them plural in Breton.

“anv (“name”) + -ioù → anvioù (“names”)”

name + -ioù → names

Also means
  1. Noun pluralization suffix

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Breton
Mari[ma-ri]Appears in an example
name
A common female given name.

“Mari eo anv ma c'hoar.”

Mary is my sister's name.

Also means
  1. Mary
  2. a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Mary

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Breton
Tina[ti-na]Appears in an example
name
A short or familiar form of the Breton female names Kaourantina or Kaourintina.

“Tina eo anv ma c'hoar.”

Tina is my sister's name.

Also means
  1. a diminutive of the female given name Kaourantina
  2. a diminutive of the female given name Kaourintina

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Breton
GristAppears in an example
name
A reference to Jesus Christ, occurring in a mutated form after specific words.

“En anv Grist.”

In the name of Christ.

Also means
  1. soft mutation of Crist (“Christ”)
  2. Christ

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Breton
-iezh[-iːɛs]Appears in an example
suffix
A suffix used to turn a noun into an abstract concept or status.

“Brezhoneg eo an anv eus an yezh-se.”

Breton is the name of that language.

Also means
  1. -hood
  2. -ity
  3. -ship
  4. -hood, -ity, -ship

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Breton
Solen[so-len]Appears in an example
name
A common male given name used in Breton culture.

“Solen eo anv ma zad-kozh.”

Solen is my grandfather's name.

Also means
  1. a male given name

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Breton
trein[trein]Appears in an example
noun
This is a grammatical form representing the hard mutation of the word 'drein'.

“Kemmañ a ra an anv drein da trein e degouezhioù zo.”

The noun drein changes to trein in certain cases.

Also means
  1. hard mutation of drein

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Breton
galian[ˈɡaljãn]Appears in an example
adj
Relating to the ancient region of Gaul or its people and language.

“Ur ger galian eo an anv-se.”

That name is a Gaulish word.

Also means
  1. Gaulish (of or relating to Gaul)
  2. Gaulish

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Breton
Persefone[per-se-fo-ne]Appears in an example
name
In Greek mythology, the daughter of Zeus and Demeter who becomes the queen of the underworld.

“Persefone eo anv merc'h Demeter.”

Persephone is the name of Demeter's daughter.

Also means
  1. Persephone

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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