briallu
Welsh
Briallu
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /brɪ.ˈaɬɨ̞/, /ˈbrjaɬɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /bri.ˈaɬi/, /ˈbrjaɬi/
Noun
briallu f pl (singulative briallen)
- primroses, Primula vulgaris
Derived terms
- briallu'r Alban (“Scottish primrose, Primula scotica”)
- briallu Mair (“cowslip, Primula veris”)
- briallu Mair di-sawr (“oxslip, Primula elatior”)
- briallu Mair sawrus (“cowslip, Primula veris”)
- briallu Non (“auricula primrose, Primula auricula”)
- briallu tal (“oxslip, Primula elatior”)
- briallu tal ffug (“false oxslip, Primula x polyantha”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| briallu | friallu | mriallu | unchanged |
| 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), “briallu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies