brech

See also: brec'h and Bréch

German

Verb

brech

1. (colloquial) first-person singular present of brechen

   Synonym: (standard) breche

2. (colloquial) singular imperative of brechen

   Synonym: (standard) brich

Old Cornish

Etymology

from Vulgar Latin bracchium (British), From Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn).

Noun

brech

1. arm

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /breːχ/

Adjective

brech f

1. feminine singular of brych

Noun

brech m (plural brechau or brechod)

1. rash, pox

   Synonyms: tarddiant, (North Wales) cawod

2. inoculation, vaccination

Derived terms

• brech y mwnci (“monkepox”)
• brech yr ieir (“chickenpox”)
• brechiad (“vaccination”)
• brechlyn (“vaccine”)
• brechlys (“chickweed”)
• brechu (“to vaccinate”)

 

Mutation

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