brwyn
Welsh
editPronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /bruːɨ̯n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /brʊi̯n/
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯n
Etymology 1
editFrom Middle Welsh brwyn, from Proto-Celtic *brugnos. Cognate with Irish brón.
Noun
editbrwyn m (uncountable)
Etymology 2
editFrom 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
editbrwyn f pl (singulative brwynen)
Derived terms
edit- cannwyll frwyn (“rushlight”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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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. |
References
editCategories:
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/ʊɨ̯n
- Rhymes:Welsh/ʊɨ̯n/1 syllable
- Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh nouns
- Welsh uncountable nouns
- Welsh masculine nouns
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh feminine nouns
- Welsh pluralia tantum
- cy:Materials
- cy:Rushes
- cy:Sadness