brwydr

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word brwydr. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word brwydr, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say brwydr in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word brwydr you have here. The definition of the word brwydr will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofbrwydr, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh brwydyr, from Proto-Celtic *breitrā (“word”), also "battle," perhaps related to *brē-, *bri- (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to strike”); compare Old Irish bríathar (“word”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

brwydr f (plural brwydrau)

  1. battle

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
brwydr frwydr mrwydr 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), “brwydr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “166”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 166
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia