brys

See also: Bryś

Cornish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *brɨd from Proto-Celtic *britis

Noun

brys m (plural brysyow)

1. mind
2. intention

Etymology 2

Noun

brys m (plural brysyow)

1. womb, uterus

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

brys

1. passive form of bry

Swedish

Noun

brys

1. indefinite genitive singular of bry

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /brɨːs/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /briːs/
• Rhymes: -ɨːs

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *bristi- (“haste”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰris-tis.

Cognate with Irish bras (“swift”) and Latin festīnus (“swift”). Note also Proto-Germanic *brēþaz (“rushed”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrē- (“seethe, toss about, cook”).

Noun

brys m (uncountable)

1. speed, haste
2. urgency

Derived terms

• allanfa frys (“emergency exit”)
• ar frys (“in a hurry”)
• gwasanaethau brys (“emergency services”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of brys

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
brys	frys	mrys	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

brys

1. soft mutation of prys

Mutation

Mutated forms of prys

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
prys	brys	mhrys	phrys

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.