modryb

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *mọdreb (“aunt”); compare Cornish modrep, Breton moereb.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔdrɨ̞b/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔdrɪb/
• Rhymes: -ɔdrɨ̞b

Noun

modryb f (plural modrybedd)

1. aunt

   Synonyms: anti, bopa

Coordinate terms

• (gender): ewythr, wncl

Mutation

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

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “modryb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies