Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Welsh bych, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨx, from Proto-Celtic *biggos (small). Cognate with Breton bihan, Irish beag.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

bychan (feminine singular bechan, plural bychain, equative lleied, comparative llai, superlative lleiaf)

  1. small; little

Synonyms edit

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bychan fychan mychan unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.