brych

See also: Brych

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh brych, from Proto-Brythonic *brɨx, from Proto-Celtic *brikkos.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

brych (feminine singular brech, plural brychion, equative bryched, comparative brychach, superlative brychaf)

  1. mottled, speckled, brindled
    Synonym: brith

Derived terms

  • brech (“pox; inoculation”)
  • brych aeliog (“eyebrowed thrush”)
  • brych picoch (“red-billed thrush”)
  • brychau (“spots”)
  • brychddu (“mottled black or brown”)
  • brychlas (“dapple grey”)
  • brychu (“to dapple, to mottle”)
  • cath frech (“tabby cat”)
  • gweirlöyn brych (“speckled wood”)
  • pys brych (“partridge peas”)

Noun

brych m (plural brychau)

  1. blemish, freckle
    Synonym: sbot haf
  2. placenta, afterbirth

Mutation

Mutated forms of brych
radical soft nasal aspirate
brych frych mrych unchanged

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

References

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