brech

See also: brec'h and Bréch

German

Verb

brech

  1. (colloquial) first-person singular present of brechen
    Synonym: (standard) breche
  2. (colloquial) singular imperative of brechen
    Synonym: (standard) brich

Old Cornish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin bracchium (British), from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn).

Noun

brech

  1. arm

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /breːχ/

Adjective

brech f

  1. feminine singular of brych

Noun

brech m (plural brechau or brechod)

  1. rash, pox
    Synonyms: tarddiant, (North Wales) cawod
  2. (rare, historical) inoculation, vaccination
    Synonym: brechiad

Derived terms

  • brech y moch (“cowpox, swinepox”)
  • brech y mwnci (“monkeypox”)
  • brech yr Almaen, y frech Almaenig (“German measles”)
  • brech yr ieir (“chickenpox”)
  • brechiad (“vaccination”)
  • brechlyn (“vaccine”)
  • brechlys (“chickweed”)
  • brechu (“to vaccinate”)
  • y frech ddu (“black measles”)
  • y frech fawr, y frech Ffrengig, y frech boeth, y frech losg (“syphilis”)
  • y frech goch (“measles”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of brech
radical soft nasal aspirate
brech frech mrech unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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