bresych
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh bressych, from Proto-Brythonic *brėsɨx, from Vulgar Latin *brassicca, from Latin brassica.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbrɛsɨ̞χ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbrɛsɪχ/
Noun edit
bresych f (collective, singulative bresychen)
Derived terms edit
- bresych y cŵn (“dog's mercury”)
- bresychaidd (“cabbagey”)
- blodfresych (“cauliflowers”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| bresych | fresych | mresych | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bresych”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies