brwyn

Welsh

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /bruːɨ̯n/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /brʊi̯n/
Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯n

Etymology 1

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-Celtic *brugnos. Cognate with Irish brón.

Noun

brwyn m (uncountable)

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)

rushes (plants of the genus Juncus; their stems used as a material)

Mutation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References

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

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[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