noun · masculinethird declension
Brittō
Brittō m (genitive Brittōnis)
Classical[ˈbrɪt.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbrit.to]
Meaning
- a Briton (an inhabitant of Britain)
- a Breton (an inhabitant of Brittany)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Brittō | Brittōnēs Britōnēs, Bryttōnēs |
| genitive | Brittōnis Britōnis, Bryttōnis | Brittōnum Britōnum, Bryttōnum |
| dative | Brittōnī Britōnī, Bryttōnī | Brittōnibus Britōnibus, Bryttōnibus |
| accusative | Brittōnem Britōnem, Bryttōnem | Brittōnēs Britōnēs, Bryttōnēs |
| ablative | Brittōne Britōne, Bryttōne | Brittōnibus Britōnibus, Bryttōnibus |
| vocative | Brittō | Brittōnēs Britōnēs, Bryttōnēs |
Origins
As Brittānia from the 1st century BCE, from Ancient Greek Βρεττανία (Brettanía), used by Diodorus, earlier νῆσος (nêsos) Πρεττανική (Prettanikḗ) or Βρεττανίαι (Brettaníai), used by Pytheas (4th century BCE) of the entire archipelago now known as the British Isles. The Ancient Greek name is ultimately from a Celtic ethnonym, reconstructed as early Brythonic *Pritani, perhaps from a Proto-Celtic *Kʷritanī, *Kʷritenī, whence Welsh Prydyn (“Picts”), Middle Irish Cruithne, Cruithen-túaith (“Picts”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do”).
Descendants
- Catalanbretó
- Catalanbritó
- EnglishBreton
- EnglishBriton
- Italianbretone
- Occitanbreton
- Frenchbretonfrom Old French breton
- Portuguesebretãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese breton
- Romanianbreton
- Spanishbretón