brwd

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Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *brutus (“fermentation, boiling heat”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-.[1] Cognate with Old Irish bruth, Latin ferveo, English burn.

Pronunciation

Adjective

brwd (feminine singular brod, plural brydion, equative mor frwd, comparative mwy brwd, superlative mwyaf brwd)

  1. eager, keen
  2. passionate, zealous

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Mutation

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

References

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