traed brain
Welsh
Etymology
From traed (“feet”) + brain (“crows”), literally "crows' feet".
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌtraːɨ̯d ˈbrai̯n/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌtrai̯d ˈbrai̯n/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌtraːd ˈbrai̯n/
Noun
traed brain f pl
- mess (usually used to describe messy handwriting)
- 2013 March 28, Wales Online:
- MEDDYGON. Awduron. Y rhain oedd yn arfer cael eu cyhuddo o fod â llawysgrifen annealladwy. Ysgrifen traed brain
- DOCTORS. Authors. It was those who used to be accused of having unintelligible handwriting. Messy writing.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| traed brain | draed brain | nhraed brain | thraed brain |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “traed brain”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies