bresych

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh bressych, from Proto-Brythonic *brėsɨx, from Vulgar Latin *brassicca, from Latin brassica.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛsɨ̞χ/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛsɪχ/

Noun

bresych f (collective, singulative bresychen)

cabbages (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Synonyms: cabaets, cawl

Derived terms

bresych y cŵn (“dog's mercury”)
bresychaidd (“cabbagey”)
blodfresych (“cauliflowers”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *bresych*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bresych	fresych	mresych	unchanged

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

Further reading

D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bresych”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎^[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bresych”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies