brwyn

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh brwyn, from Proto-Celtic *brugnos. Cognate with Irish brón.

Noun

brwyn m (uncountable)

  1. sorrow, sadness

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *brīnika (“stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrugh-no- (“twig”), see also Old English brogne, perhaps related to the root of English brush.[1]

Noun

brwyn f pl (singulative brwynen)

  1. rushes (plants of the genus Juncus, or the stems thereof used as a material)
    Synonyms: hesg, pabwyr
Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of brwyn
radical soft nasal aspirate
brwyn frwyn mrwyn 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), “brwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “rush”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “brwyn”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
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