tiern

Breton

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈtiːɛʁn/

Noun

tiern m (plural tierned)

  1. (historical) prince (noble)
  2. sovereign

Inflection

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  Mutation of tiern  
Breton consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehard
singular tiern diern ziern unchanged
plural tierned dierned zierned unchanged
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