brwyn
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /bruːɨ̯n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /brʊi̯n/
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh brwyn, from Proto-Celtic *brugnos. Cognate with Irish brón.
Noun
brwyn m (uncountable)
- sorrow, sadness
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic *brīnika (“stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrugh-no- (“twig”), see also Old English brogne, perhaps related to the root of English brush.[1]
Noun
brwyn f pl (singulative brwynen)
- rushes (plants of the genus Juncus; their stems used as a material)
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “brwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| brwyn | frwyn | mrwyn | 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), “brwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies