Brendanus

== Latin == === Etymology === From Old Irish Brénainn, from Proto-Brythonic *brɨɣėntin (“king”), from Proto-Celtic *brigantī (“something elevated”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts (“high”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbrɛn.da.nʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbrɛn.da.nus] === Proper noun === Brendanus m sg (genitive Brendanī); second declension a male given name from Old Irish ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== Galician: Brandán → Irish: Breandán → English: Brendan