breuant
Welsh
Alternative forms
- brefant
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *brāgants (“neck, throat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“devour”).
Noun
breuant m (plural breuannau or breuantau)
- trachea, windpipe
- Synonyms: tracea, pibell wynt
Derived terms
- afal breuant (“Adam's apple”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| breuant | freuant | mreuant | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “breuant”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies