brethyn

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Welsh brethyn, from Proto-Celtic *bratt-inyos (see -yn).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

brethyn m (plural brethynnau)

  1. cloth

Mutation[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

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