brych
See also: Brych
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *brikkos.[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /brɨːχ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /briːχ/
Adjective
brych (feminine singular brech, plural brychion, equative bryched, comparative brychach, superlative brychaf)
- mottled, speckled, brindled
- Synonym: brith
Derived terms
- brech (“pox; inoculation”)
- brych aeliog (“eyebrowed thrush”)
- brychau (“spots”)
- brychddu (“mottled black or brown”)
- brychu (“to dapple, to mottle”)
- cath frech (“tabby cat”)
- gweirlöyn brych (“speckled wood”)
Noun
brych m (plural brychau)
- blemish, freckle
- placenta, afterbirth
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| brych | frych | mrych | 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), “brych”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies